Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Report: Blue Infrastructure Finance, where all win
All coastal and marine ecosystems are critical to human well-being and global biodiversity. Mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds are examples of these. But urban and rural infrastructure investments are having a heavy negative impact on these systems, and it is…
Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
Story | 24 Oct, 2018
Future Wetland Guardians of the Seychelles
Wetlands are extremely important. However, in the Seychelles, many people refer to wetlands as marshes, which is perceived as synonymous to dirty water.
Story | 05 Dec, 2016
Guatemala Holds 2nd National Congress on Climate Change
The National Congress on Climate Change, held in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, drew more than 700 people, including representatives of government, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, the private sector, and others.
Artículo | 11 Oct, 2016
Guatemala celebró el II Congreso Nacional de Cambio Climático
El Congreso Nacional de Cambio Climático se realizó en Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, albergando a más de 700 personas, entre ellas representantes del Sector Gubernamental, no Gubernamental, Sector Privado y representantes de sociedad civil entre otros.
Story | 11 Mar, 2015
Looking beyond boundaries for flooding solutions
The inhabitants of Monterrico Reserve in Guatemala had perceived an increase in the intensity and frequency of floods over recent years as a result of alterations made to the watersheds that had been made by sugar mills operating in the reserve’s surroundings.
Story | 10 Dec, 2014
To help celebrate more than 50 years of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) work protecting our global natural heritage, Terre Sauvage has published a special edition of their renowned wildlife magazine.
Story | 12 Jun, 2014
arborvitae Issue 45 - Forest Landscape Restoration: Potential and Impacts
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
IUCN welcomes Total’s ‘no-go’ commitment in World Heritage sites
Oil and gas company Total has confirmed that it will not carry out extractive operations within natural World Heritage sites, including Virunga National Park. IUCN welcomes this decision and calls on all oil and gas companies to follow suit.
Press release | 02 Feb, 2014
Total: geen olie- en gaswinning in werelderfgoedgebied
Het Franse bedrijf Total heeft toegezegd geen olie- en gaswinning uit te voeren in gebieden die op de lijst van het werelderfgoed staan. Dit is goed nieuws voor het Afrikaanse natuurgebied Virunga, dat al jaren onder druk staat van oliemaatschappijen. Virunga is één van de laatste leefgebieden…