Story | 03 Feb, 2021
IUCN CEESP Virtual Dialogues to #BuildBackBetter
Faced with the deteriorating situation of environmental human rights defenders during the pandemic, how can the conservation community respond more effectively? Specifically, how can the IUCN Secretariat, membership networks and partner…
Story | 03 Feb, 2021
Nature's Future, Our Future - The World Speaks
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas has compiled the voices of a range of global organisations and world leaders on the importance of protecting and conserving nature amidst the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the result of a global pandemic, we are witnessing an unprecedented…
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Each year, the international community celebrates World Wetlands Day on the 2nd February, a day to put a spotlight on the state of our wetlands globally. Organised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the 2021 theme focuses on the intrinsic link…
Story | 28 Jan, 2021
IUCN SSC mourns the loss of Phillip Bishop, leading amphibian conservationist, who passed away on 23rd January 2021.
Story | 28 Jan, 2021
The IUCN Council recently admitted 38 new IUCN Members.
Story | 27 Jan, 2021
Courtrooms are a New Frontier in Combating the Climate Crisis
The United Nations Environment Programme has released the UNEP Global Climate Litigation Report: 2020 Status Review. This critical report provides an overview of the current state of climate change litigation globally, as well as an assessment of global climate change…
Story | 22 Jan, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit goes virtual
CEESP News: by Camila Perez Gabilondo, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)
The virtual IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit will take place 5-16 April 2021. Visit iucnyouthsummit.org to find out more.
Story | 20 Jan, 2021
Building capacity for engaging communities in tackling illegal wildlife trade
CEESP News: by Dilys Roe, Chair of the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULI) and Principal Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) *
Story | 20 Jan, 2021
“We nourish what we love” is a much-heard phrase. It often holds true when we consider our own relationships with nature and how we contribute its conservation and protection. The grounds for valuing our relationships with nature however are often much…
Story | 19 Jan, 2021
Indianapolis, 19 January 2021 — First of its kind Global Center will connect thousands of wildlife conservation experts around the world