Story | 25 May, 2018
It is with delight that I reach out to all of you amazing Commission members! As Chair of the Commission, I am extremely pleased that we are moving into the next stage of our engagement with you. So get ready!
Story | 23 May, 2018
Celebrate 25 years of action on International Biodiversity Day – 22 May
Around the world, people are organizing celebrations on 22 May 2018, the International Day for Biodiversity. The celebrations highlight 25 years of action to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity and build a future of live in harmony with nature.
Story | 22 May, 2018
CEC Nepal members had a wonderful meeting at IUCN Nepal country office on 7 February. Mangal Man Shakya convened the meeting both as IUCN Council and CEC member. This meeting is convened after long-time gap. Mangal Man Shakya’s experience as CEC national activator during 2012-2020 IUCN Council…
Story | 22 May, 2018
Sustain by Design – an experiment to communicate the Sustainable Development Goals
Graduate students at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology tackle the SDGs through creative and critical practices, and asked provocative questions of relevance and over-simplification of the SDGs in the Indian context. The studio culminated in a student conference where they…
Press release | 18 May, 2018
France to host IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020
Marseille, France – The French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, today signed an agreement to jointly organise the next IUCN World Conservation Congress, to be held in 2020 in Marseille.
Story | 15 May, 2018
#BeatPlasticPollution Celebrate the World Environment Day with IUCN CEC
If you can’t reuse it, refuse it! CEC is collaborating with UN Environment to promote and celebrate 5th of June, the World Environment Day. Join us! Share the message in your networks, encourage your partners, colleagues and students to initiate local events in…
Story | 03 May, 2018
Education for Sustainable Development Okayama Award 2018
The award is designed by Okayama City and the ESD Okayama Award Steering Committee to reward outstanding ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) practices in local communities around the world, as well as showcase and promote ESD.
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Worsening land degradation undermining human well-being worldwide, experts warn
The pervasive nature and scale of land degradation is currently undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, according to an IUCN co-authored assessment of global land degradation and restoration.
Story | 24 Apr, 2018
CEC work and #NatureForAll were presented and discussed at the meeting of the IUCN WGNCD
IUCN WGNCD (Working Group on National Committee Development in Europe, North and Central Asia) Developing synergies among Members, Commissions and Secretariat were among the major topics at the meeting of the IUCN Working Group on National Committee Development, hosted by the IUCN National…
Story | 09 Apr, 2018
New IUCN guide highlights how sports industry can contribute to biodiversity conservation
Gland, Switzerland, 9 April 2018 (IUCN) – A new guide designed to help the sports industry understand its potential impacts on nature and options for mitigating them, as well as identify new opportunities for sport to enhance conservation, was…