Story | 05 Sep, 2019
Remembering Professor Roberto Gambino
A historical figure and living reference for parks and landscape planning passed away 1 August 2019. Architect and Professor of urban and regional planning at Turin Polytechnic from 1981 to 2010, also the founder of the European Documentation Centre on Nature Park Planning at Turin Polytechnic,…
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
Cities launch park-based programmes to reap health, biodiversity, and financial harvest
Urban biodiversity and healthy natural ecosystems offer a range of benefits to human society, including providing cleaner water, reducing flood risk and storing carbon.
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
The IUCN WCPA Task Force on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) held its fourth meeting on the island of Vilm (Germany) in June. A major focus of the meeting was the further…
Story | 04 Sep, 2019
Mihaela Antofie wins Commission on Education and Communication Excellence Award in Europe
For the Region West Europe the members of the Jury of the brand new award faced a tough decision. Why? Because excellent work is done in very different fields, making it almost impossible to compare. So the jury decided to award three winners, this way showcasing the power of communication to…
Story | 13 Aug, 2019
CEC Award winners in West Europe
Not one but three outstanding professionals win the brand new Commission on Education and Communication Excellence Award in Europe
Story | 06 Aug, 2019
Nature-based solutions and protected areas to improve urban biodiversity and health
Biodiversity and healthy natural ecosystems offer a range of benefits to human society, including providing cleaner water, reducing flood risk and storing carbon.
Story | 17 Jul, 2019
Nature: the forgotten solution to climate change
By Luc Bas, European Regional Director and Chantal Van Ham, EU Programme Manager Nature Based Solutions
Story | 02 Jul, 2019
Nature in the City: Green solutions for sustainable, healthy and resilient Cities
Today the world population stands at 7.7 billion. In the next 30 years it is expected to grow by a further 2.9 billion. By 2100, according to the latest UN projections, humanity is expected to have developed into an almost exclusively urban species with 80-90% of people living in cities.
Story | 24 Jun, 2019
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has funded a Rwf22bn project to preserve Sebeya and other catchments in Rwanda. The project titled ‘Landscape Restoration and Integrated Water Resources Management in Sebeya and other Catchments’will be implemented by Rwanda Water and Forestry…
Story | 21 Jun, 2019
Talking about forest reserves without needing to take a plane
As an international organisation that works all around the world, the importance of what we can learn and share with those managing the forests nearby is sometimes overlooked. This year, the Lake Geneva Forestry Forum (Forum Forestier Lémanique)…