Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Premier Webinaire sur le droit de l’environnement
Dans le cadre de l'initiative du Comité néerlandais de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN) et le Fonds mondial pour la nature (WWF) des Pays-Bas : "Ressources Partagées, Solutions Communes" - selon son sigle en anglais SRJS, des mesures ont été planifiées pour…
Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Primer webinar sobre el derecho ambiental
Dentro del marco de la iniciativa: “Recursos Compartidos, Soluciones Conjuntas - SRJS", se han planificado medidas para fortalecer y promover la participación de organizaciones de la sociedad civil, asesorar e interactuar con sector privado y gobiernos para lograr la transparencia y el…
Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Space for Nature Symposium: what's next?
By Natasha Ali and Trevor Sandwith
On 22 – 23 February 2018, participants at the 'Safeguarding space for nature and securing our future: developing a post-2020 strategy' Symposium discussed the future of spatial planning and policy. The symposium was hosted by the Zoological Society of…
Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Smiles and slapstick as Rohingya refugees learn to corral elephants
This article, originally published by AFP, highlights how IUCN, UNCHR and volunteers are using life-sized elephant puppets made of colourful cloth to teach Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh's Kutupalong Camp, the world’s largest refugee settlement, how to react when elephants enter their camps. …
Story | 19 Apr, 2018
Developing effective capacity for North African protected areas
In North African countries, capacity building programmes in protected areas (PAs) often focused on building certain individual skills and competencies. Over the past decades, hundreds of capacity building initiatives or activities have been implemented in support of protected areas management,…
Blog | 18 Apr, 2018
Strengthening indigenous voice and action in conservation
At the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in 2016, its Members Assembly adopted a landmark decision for indigenous peoples and conservation. Members voted to create a new category of membership for Indigenous Peoples’ Organisations (IPOs),…
Story | 18 Apr, 2018
Under the umbrella of the Save Our Mangroves Now! (SOMN!) initiative, IUCN and WWF German co-organised a scoping workshop on best practices in mangrove conservation. The workshop brought together participants from government ministries and agencies as well as scientific experts and project…
Story | 18 Apr, 2018
Value for money is more than just a number: A new publication and interview with an author
Calculating the value for money of investments in restoration is complex – but becoming clearer. Guatemala has made strides in forest landscape restoration, and IUCN played a small but significant role. A new publication explores this dynamic…
Press release | 17 Apr, 2018
Business in Key Biodiversity Areas: minimising the risk to nature
Gland, Switzerland, 17 April 2018 (IUCN) – A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued today by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading…
Story | 17 Apr, 2018
Spiking Red List knowledge in North Macedonia
From 10 to 13 April, 35 experts from NGOs, universities, private sector and government attended an intensive 4-day Red List Assessor training workshop in Skopje, organized by UN Environment and IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO), in…