Press release | 02 Dec, 2020
Climate change now top threat to natural World Heritage – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 2 December 2020 (IUCN) – Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by…
Story | 02 Dec, 2020
Water Dialogues at Race to Zero: the low-down
Under the leadership of the UNFCCC High-Level Champions, the Race to Zero Water Dialogues featured more than 50 of the world’s most prominent water and climate experts. Here are nine important lessons that can help us reach net-zero carbon emissions for a climate-resilient future.
Story | 02 Dec, 2020
Need to streamline National REDD+ Programme Awareness across, forest communities, private sector
IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change organized a Stakeholders’ Workshop for preparation of REDD+ Strategic Communications Plan in Islamabad today. The event was attended by a large number of government officials, members of the civil society, environmental experts…
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
Local communities are key actors for the conservation and successful management of protected and conserved areas. With the emergence of COVID-19, the needs of local communities have been exacerbated and protected areas face threats that are difficult to counter in the current context.
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and social justice, as well as a prerequisite for sustainable development and achieving the SDGs and other global agendas. For over 20 years IUCN has been committed to the cause of not leaving women and girls behind…
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
Achieving peace, truth, reconciliation, and justice in Colombian protected areas
In 2016, the Colombian Government signed a peace agreement with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) guerrillas. This agreement represented a very important and significant step towards the objective of environmental sustainability that the Sustainable Development Goals pursue. The…
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
IUCN launches the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Asia
On 26 November 2020, IUCN Asia Regional Office hosted the Asia Launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), building on the global launch, held in July. Over 215 participants joined the online event, including representatives from…
Publication | 2020
Catalysing State and non-State actors for nature
In recent decades, partnerships and cooperative initiatives of state and non-state actors have been increasingly called upon by the United Nations to contribute transformative solutions to the challenges of sustainable development. Many of such initiatives strive to end hunger, mitigate climate…
Publication | 2020
IUCN World Heritage Outlook 3 builds on three cycles of Conservation Outlook Assessments undertaken since 2014. It presents the main results for 2020, but also some longer-term trends based on a comparison of three data sets now available.
Press release | 30 Nov, 2020
New ‘top tips’ guide helps conservation organisations engage with business
A new report draws on experience and lessons of local partners, following their participation in the Shared Resources, Joint Solutions Programme, which ends this month.