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Achieving gender equality and empowering women in environmental action are crucial for meeting our objectives in sustainable development, global climate efforts and biodiversity conservation. Despite this, women remain significantly disadvantaged in terms of rights, access to, and ownership over…

A new online interactive tool to help countries assess the sustainability of wildlife trade has been launched by the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and IUCN.

River Mun is the beating heart of the fisher people who rely on its waters for their livelihood in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchatani. The river, one of the largest and longest in northeast Thailand, is referred to as “mother” by local communities.

The Community Centred Conservation (C3) Fiji Kiwa Initiative recognises that women are often overlooked and excluded in mainstream development projects. In their rural project locations across Northern Vanua Levu, the organisation sees the distinct roles played by both men and women in…

The project “Strengthening Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) policies and institutional frameworks through demonstrable models in Saint Lucia” was launched this week in Castries, Saint Lucia, by the Government of Saint Lucia, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the…

Facing severe problems due to climate change and losing flora and fauna diversity, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) is working towards minimising the impacts using Nature-based Solutions (NbS).

Embarking on a mission to adapt to climate change, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) unveiled its planned activities for the Nature-based financing for protected areas in Samoa – O Le Pupu Pu'e National Park Kiwa Initiative project.

IUCN's North America Regional Director represents the voice of the Union on the Steering Committee of the America the Beautiful for All Coalition. 

La UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza) oficializó la entrega de 20 estaciones meteorológicas al Instituto Nacional de Sismología, Vulcanología, Meteorología e Hidrología (INSIVUMEH), en el marco del proyecto Altiplano Resiliente, con financiamiento del Fondo Verde…

Las parcelas demostrativas, inauguradas por la UICN y el Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación (MAGA), en el marco del proyecto Altiplano Resiliente, buscan beneficiar a las poblaciones locales, en su mayoría Pueblos Indígenas dedicados a la producción de granos básicos, que suelen…