Publication | 2024
State of West African marine protected areas 2022
The coastal zone of West Africa extends approx. 6,000 km, from Mauritania in the north, passing through the deeply indented coasts of the islands and estuaries, then the lagoon coasts and the coastal strips of the Gulf of Guinea, up to Nigeria. The small island state of the Cabo Verde Islands,…
Publication | 2024
États des aires marines protégées d’Afrique de l’Ouest 2022
La zone côtière de l’Afrique de l’Ouest s’étend sur environ 6 000 km, depuis la Mauritanie au nord, en passant par les côtes rofondément découpées des îles et des estuaires, puis les côtes lagunaires et les cordons littoraux du Golfe de Guinée, jusqu’au Nigéria. Le petit État insulaire des îles…
Artículo | 27 4月, 2023
La Comisión de Educación y Comunicación (CEC) de la UICN extiende la invitación de la ONG Provita a profesionales, líderes comunitarios y tomadores de decisiones para compartir comentarios y sugerencias sobre las herramientas de cambio de comportamiento desarrolladas en el marco…
Story | 23 6月, 2021
Green Ghana Day puts trees in the ground
A lot of trees. IUCN and supporting organisations including the Diplomatic Corps, joined Ghanaians all over the country to plant trees on Green Ghana Day (11th June, 2021). A fun day. An important mission.
Story | 05 3月, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 03 9月, 2018
Decisions have consequences: Contrasting stories of shea butter & community conservation in Ghana
At first glance, they seem identical – Two neighbouring communities, Murugu and Kaden, bordering Mole National Park in Ghana. Both are surrounded by savannah with scattered trees in farmed and fallow lands, where women collect shea nuts. It is the shea nuts, which…
Story | 17 1月, 2017
People-centred governance and restoration
Restoration of the world’s ecosystems is a huge challenge. In many cases, restoration processes occur at a landscape scale and so require the coordinated decision making of many stakeholders and landowners including communities, governments and the private sector. Working across so many sectors…
Grey literature | 2016
Mainstreaming gender into Ghana's REDD+ process
This publication highlights the processes, approaches and tools, successes and challenges of Ghana’s journey towards mainstreaming of gender considerations into the national REDD+ process. It provides an avenue for sharing the Ghanaian experience with stakeholders at the local, national and…
Article | 09 8月, 2016
5ième EDITION DU MAGAZINE TRIMESTRIEL "PROGRAMME CAMEROUN INFOS".
Le magazine Trimestriel d'information du Programme Cameroun de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature.