Story | 04 May, 2020
Brahim Abouelabbes won the CEC Excellence Award in North Africa Region
The forest engineer trained and inspired many teachers and students for nature conservation
Story | 04 May, 2020
Inland fish and fisheries integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Exploring the relationship between well-managed inland fisheries and global sustainability, a paper published today in Nature Sustainability concludes that inland fisheries can contribute substantially to increased food security, poverty alleviation, livelihoods, human well-being and ecosystem…
Story | 04 May, 2020
Citizen journalism reports highlight the importance of wetlands in climate change adaptation
Using only their mobile phones, citizens in wetland communities in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam have documented the role of wetlands in climate change adaptation and mitigation. These citizen journalism reports have been aired by six…
Story | 01 May, 2020
IUCN case study examines the interaction between aquaculture and marine conservation in Zanzibar
A new IUCN case study focuses on the coasts and coastal communities of Zanzibar that use them, analysing whether life-supporting aquaculture and marine conservation are really working, and how.
…IUCN Statement | 30 Apr, 2020
IUCN deplores the brutal killing of 17 people in Virunga National Park
IUCN is deeply shocked by the tragic loss of 12 park rangers, a staff driver and four civilians close to Virunga National Park, following an attack by armed militia on 24 April. One of the world’s most biodiversity-rich areas and home to the last remaining mountain gorillas, Virunga is Africa’s…
Blog | 30 Apr, 2020
Biodiversity offsetting requires lots of land
This guest blog by Laura Sonter, Jeremy Simmonds, James Watson and Martine Maron examines why avoiding impacts is a better solution to achieving No Net Loss of natural ecosystems.
Story | 30 Apr, 2020
A new wave of IUCN Green List commitments in the Amazon to help COVID recovery for rural and indigenous communities and their vital ecosystems.
Story | 30 Apr, 2020
COVID-19 International Park Managers Expert Panel
On 3rd April, members of IUCN and WCPA participated in an on-line international panel discussion with park and protected area managers from around the world to have a high level dialogue on the response to the COVID-19 health situation.
Story | 29 Apr, 2020
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Hosts Inaugural Webinar
On 24 April 2020, WCEL hosted the Webinar "Using Environmental Law Tools to Address Global Pandemics". The Webinar is the first in a series that WCEL will be hosting as a new way to engage WCEL membership and partners virtually in global conversations.
Story | 29 Apr, 2020
Frontier Diaries: nature in a time of COVID-19
Building a network of local contributors and grassroots storytellers, and involve our global audience in guiding us and sending us footage and information about what is happening all across the protected areas community.