Story | 17 Aug, 2018
2018 GYBN Regional Youth Capacity Building Workshop for AFRICA
Call for Applications: deadline 31 August. The workshop for Africa aims to strengthen the capacity of young leaders to take action in support of National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plan
Story | 25 Jul, 2018
Empowering CSOs in Burkina Faso to engage the extractives sector
In Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, IUCN's Business and Biodiversity Programme recently delivered a training workshop for civil society organisations (CSOs) on the foundations of business engagement as part of its Shared Resources, Joint Solutions (SRJS) project.
…Story | 19 Jul, 2018
The winners of "water and environment" race released
The "water and environment" competition for journalists released its winners on this wednesday 18th july. Two journalists from Burkina Faso and Benin have been awarded
Story | 09 Jul, 2018
Great solutions deserve strategic communication
The desert in Africa is always hungry, looking for fertile land to devour. The SAWAP project develops new ways to fight the desert, for instance with smart agriculture. That’s great! But who knows about these innovative solutions? And who adopts…
Story | 27 Jun, 2018
The "WCEL Country and Region Reports" webpage continues to grow. A new report is now posted in French detailing the current status of the African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Maputo Convention).
Story | 21 Jun, 2018
Empowering Children to #beatplasticpollution - In collaborative partnership with the IUCN CEC
On July 5, communities around the globe gathered together to show their support for the #BeatPlasticPollution campaign. Maria Auma, a proud and enthusiastic CEC member, who is extremely passionate about helping children connect with nature shares the story of their campaign in Uganda. In the…
Story | 14 Jun, 2018
Obituary - Mr Benoît Nzigidahera
It is with great sadness that we announce the death, on 10 May 2018, of Mr. Nzigidahera Benoît, President of the IUCN National Committee in Burundi, Legal Representative and President of the Association for the Protection of Natural Resources for the Good Of Burundi Population (APRN / BEPB),…
Story | 12 Jun, 2018
Public Awareness Campaign using Community Radio launched in Tanzania
On 21st May, 2018, public awareness campaign on biodiversity conservation, land use planning and climate change resilience using a community radio, Mpanda FM Radio, was launched in Nkasi (Rukwa) and Tanganyika (Katavi) Districts in Tanzania. The programme is being managed by Revocutus Msafiri,…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the Western Indian Ocean’s plastic tap
By Luther Bois Anukur, Regional Director, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa
Story | 28 May, 2018
Inclusivity across 4 African landscapes
Thought leaders from civil society, government and business are advancing a ‘landscape approach’ to land use and resource decision-making. Such an approach seeks to address the often-competing interests of different stakeholders across a landscape to engage in…