Story | 17 Feb, 2021
MARPLASTICCs video series: 3R Ecopoint Network, a Circular Economy initiative of 3R in Mozambique
Continuing with the short series of videos on the contribution of community-based initiatives to Circular Economy, today IUCN launches the second video showcasing an initiative by 3R in Mozambique. With the objective to establish a financially sustainable and environmentally sound value chain…
Story | 15 Feb, 2021
Launch of Stories from Lake Titikaka: a collection of stories, myths and legends
To improve the understanding of Lake Titicaca, with the aim to strengthen conservation efforts in this basin shared between Bolivia and Peru, the study and protection of the lake’s culture heritage is vital.
Story | 15 Feb, 2021
Today marks the first of a short series of videos on the contribution of community-based initiatives to Circular Economy. The first video presents a project by EcoWorld Recycling, working to protect the Watamu Marine National Park & Reserve on the coast of Kenya. The…
Story | 12 Feb, 2021
The latest Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility project has the fastest-growing aquaculture sector at its core, enhanced by newly developed platforms. This new method of seaweed farming can increase harvest yields up to 50-fold for farmers and communities, while at the same time bringing…
Story | 12 Feb, 2021
Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) welcomes India as new Co-Chair
Following last year’s open call for expressions of interest to all APAP country members, IUCN is delighted to announce that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Government of India, has become the new APAP Co-chair, for a…
Story | 05 Feb, 2021
IUCN SSC mourns the loss of Jeremy Mallinson
We join the international conservation community in mourning the loss of Jeremy Mallinson OBE, who served for decades on the Strategic Committee of the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group.
Story | 03 Feb, 2021
In 2020 and within the framework of the Plastic Waste Free Islands project, Searious Business consultants collaborated with the IUCN and Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC) to determine the plastic waste pathways across the life cycle of different plastic types within the tourism, fisheries…
Story | 03 Feb, 2021
IUCN supports a number of local level circular economy initiatives as part of its Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities project (MARPLASTICCs), aimed at reducing the amount of plastic waste that leaks into the marine environment. The initiatives have produced some positive results in the past…
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Each year, the international community celebrates World Wetlands Day on the 2nd February, a day to put a spotlight on the state of our wetlands globally. Organised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the 2021 theme focuses on the intrinsic link…