Speech | 21 Feb, 2019
IUCN Director General’s speech at the National Biodiversity Conference in Ireland
On 21 February 2019 in Dublin, during the National Biodiversity Conference, IUCN Director General Inger Andersen delivered a keynote speech on nature and biodiversity.
IUCN Statement | 21 Feb, 2019
IUCN Director General appointed to head UNEP
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen has been appointed to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by the United Nations General Assembly.
Story | 21 Feb, 2019
WCEL announces a new regional report by Dr Diomandé Dro Hyacinth
Story | 20 Feb, 2019
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH) recently signed a cooperation agreement to support peer-to-peer learning under the PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet initiative.
Story | 20 Feb, 2019
WCEL announces a new regional report by Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao.
Story | 19 Feb, 2019
Invitation - webinar on protected area data data, discovery and sharing
The BIOPAMA Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa is hosting a webinar on protected area data and information tools on Wednesday, 20 February at 13h (UTC+3).
Story | 19 Feb, 2019
Blog: Mainstreaming inclusive green growth in Tanzania
By Michael Kwame Nkonu. Like many countries in East Africa, Tanzania is dealing with the impacts of climate change which are often manifested in frequent and severe droughts in this part of the world. As observed in the 2003, 2005 and 2009 drought years, the resultant drying out of key water…
Story | 19 Feb, 2019
Myanmar continues development of its national Red List
On January15-18, 2019, more than 30 of Myanmar’s top mammal experts met in Nay Pyi Taw to continue the development of a National Red List of Threatened Species.
Story | 18 Feb, 2019
BIOPAMA: call for experts for the Regional Advisory Committees
IUCN seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) established to provide analysis and recommendations on the selection of grantees for the BIOPAMA action component.
Story | 14 Feb, 2019
European experts come together to focus on innovations to improve forest benefits
Involving the right people at the right time is key to the success of any new venture. The SINCERE project has turned its focus to a broad range of European-level experts and invited their insight and experience on the development of the project’s eleven Case Studies.