Story | 19 Dec, 2018
More than 1200 postcards from Lebanon and Egypt
Third article of the Children as Champions of Climate Change - stories from all around the Planet series
Story | 19 Dec, 2018
Designing pilot projects to improve disaster resilience from floods
In partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), IUCN commenced a project designing effort, in October 2018 to establish baseline information and to develop several pilot interventions to use as models to improve flood resilience…
Story | 18 Dec, 2018
GrowGreen: Chinese cities grow and with it, the need for green
Blog by Claire Warmenbol. Worldwide out of the 47 megacities, China alone counts 17. These are cities with a population in excess of 10 million people. Today over half of the Chinese mainland population lives in cities. Towards 2030, China aims for 70% of its population, about 900 million people…
Story | 18 Dec, 2018
New report highlights the business case for investing in soil health
On World Soil Day at the UNFCCC COP24, a new report highlighting the business case for investing in soil health was launched. The Business Case for Investing in Soil Health shows how companies around the world are beginning to address the issue and identifies the next steps for scaling-up action…
Story | 18 Dec, 2018
China’s new National Forest and Grassland Administration seeks quality and good performance
In 2018 China has consolidated the governance of the protected areas estate through the formation of the new National Forest and Grassland Administration (NFGA). The NFGA will oversee a process of revision and standardisation or protected and…
Story | 17 Dec, 2018
Integrated Planning for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Closing Event
Spatial planning frameworks have traditionally focused on developing settlements and related infrastructure. Environmental concerns such as biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation and adaptation generally are not reflected as an integral…
Story | 17 Dec, 2018
Earth observation services for supporting environmental law enforcement
EnviroLENS, a Horizon 2020 project funded by the European Commission, will bring together information derived from satellite monitoring technology along with existing environmental laws and use it as direct evidence for law enforcement. EnviroLENS aims to bridge the gap for the utilization of…
Story | 14 Dec, 2018
A species list isn’t enough for protected area management
Ha Long Bay (HLB) and Cat Ba Archipelago (CBA) are world famous for their karst seascapes that display outstanding aesthetic and geographical features and possess rich biodiversity. According to the HLB Management Board, scientists have so far identified 17 species…
Story | 14 Dec, 2018
The EU must prioritise nature in its next budget (MFF)
The future of Europe is at stake as European leaders meet this month. Now is the opportunity to safeguard European biodiversity.
Luc Bas is the director of the European Regional Office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Story | 14 Dec, 2018
IUCN seeks whale conservation experts to advise on energy development impacts
IUCN seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on its independent scientific and technical advisory panel to minimize impacts on western gray whales during offshore oil and gas development near Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.…