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 | 02 Mar, 2020
IUCN adds its voice to 108 organisations around the Globe urging end to harmful fisheries subsidies
Ahead of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference, scheduled to launch on World Ocean Day, a statement with 108 signatory organisations from around the world delivers world leaders a message: Reach a meaningful agreement to stop harmful subsidies.
Governments have been…
Story | 23 Dec, 2019
Mobile Pastoralism and the World Heritage Convention
CEESP News: by Nigel Dudley of Equilibrium Research, and by Liza Zogib of DiversEarth, who is also Co-Chair of the CEESP Specialist Group on Religion, Spirituality, Environmental Conservation and Climate Justice
Story | 08 Nov, 2019
Bringing hope to Africa’s Sahel through the Great Green Wall Initiative
In support of the GGW initiative, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is executing a project titled ‘closing the gaps in the Great Green Wall’, which is funded by GEF and implemented by UN Environment, in 11 countries. The…
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
The Chad Basin, a lifeline for people, nature and peace
The Chad basin, centred around Lake Chad, covers almost 8% of the African continent and is home to over 30 million people. Over half of this population carves a living out of farming, herding and fishing thanks to the…
Story | 07 Oct, 2019
IUCN receives special recognition award from the Government of Ghana
On 4th October, 2019, IUCN was honoured with a special recognition award from the Government of Ghana for the organisation’s immense contribution to the REDD+ process in Ghana.
Article | 07 Oct, 2019
Un projet régional pour le renforcement des écosystèmes de mangroves
Mme Irène Mingasson, ambassadrice de l’Union européenne (UE) au Sénégal, a procédé le 27 septembre 2019, à Joal-Fadiouth (Mbour), au lancement officiel du projet régional pour le renforcement de la protection des écosystèmes de mangroves en Afrique de l’Ouest.
Article | 04 Oct, 2019
Le bassin du Tchad, une source de vie pour l'homme, la nature et la paix
Le Bassin du Tchad, focalisé autour du Lac Tchad, couvre près de 8% du continent africain et abrite plus de 30 millions de personnes. Plus de la moitié de cette population vit de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de la pêche grâce à ce bassin. Pourtant, il a rétréci à un rythme alarmant, le lac…
Story | 25 Sep, 2019
27,000+ students and now six massive open online courses (MOOCs) at IUCN-PAPACO
The New Technologies course will be available for the first time from October, joining the existing courses of Protected Area management, Ecological monitoring, Law enforcement, Species conservation, and Valorisation of natural resources and sustainable tourism.
Story | 24 Sep, 2019
Championing conservation outcomes, the Green List expands in West Asia
With a new site committing to the Green List during the event, an inception meeting for a new project in the region, and a half-day workshop on the Green List with the Kuwait Environment Protection Agency, the Green List was a much talked about subject during the…