Story | 10 Dec, 2019
BIOPAMA webinar: The IUCN Green List of Protected Areas
If you would like to discuss the best way to ensure the long-term, sustainable success of a committed protected area, please join us in a BIOPAMA webinar on the IUCN Green List of Protected Areas on Wednesday 11th December at…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Assurance for the IUCN Green List sustainability standard is required
IUCN is now seeking to secure our assurance provider for the Green List through the next quadrennial period, 2020 to 2024. The Assurance Provider would help maintain and deliver a credible and transparent evaluation process and governance framework for the IUCN Green List.
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
IUCN-outsourced paper finds no proof Rufiji dam project can meet Tanzania’s development needs
A strategic environmental assessment meant to guide decisions on the Rufiji hydropower project in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve World Heritage site is completely inadequate, according to an independent technical review commissioned and issued today by IUCN. The document does not assess the…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
German Ministry of Environment cements its commitment to solution sharing in nature conservation
PANORAMA, the initiative to promote and share “what works” in nature conservation and sustainable development, has received a major new funding commitment, setting it onto the path towards a bright future. Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (…
Story | 04 Dec, 2019
Find it all in one place. The new “Resources" section in PANORAMA
The answer to the question of where to find all PANORAMA information bundled in one place? Quite simple: The new Resources section of our website.
Story | 04 Dec, 2019
Issue 25.2 of PARKS opens with an Editorial Essay on behalf of the Global Partnership on Aichi Target 11. The paper reviews progress towards this component of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Strategic Plan.
Story | 27 Nov, 2019
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas today released guidelines for ‘recognising and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) at the 24th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Subsidiary Body…
Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
Story | 08 Nov, 2019
Understanding tools for protected area management, governance and social impacts
BIOPAMA Eastern and Southern Africa recently hosted a Regional Assessment Tool Workshop in partnership with the Government of Zambia in Livingstone, Zambia.
Story | 08 Nov, 2019
Bringing hope to Africa’s Sahel through the Great Green Wall Initiative
In support of the GGW initiative, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is executing a project titled ‘closing the gaps in the Great Green Wall’, which is funded by GEF and implemented by UN Environment, in 11 countries. The…