Story | 05 Dec, 2019
IUCN-outsourced paper finds no proof Rufiji dam project can meet Tanzania’s development needs
A strategic environmental assessment meant to guide decisions on the Rufiji hydropower project in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve World Heritage site is completely inadequate, according to an independent technical review commissioned and issued today by IUCN. The document does not assess the…
Story | 04 Dec, 2019
On 11 November 2019, 20 representatives of government agencies and NGOs from Korea and China attended the third Meeting of the Working Group on the Conservation of the Yellow Sea Intertidal and Associated Coastal Wetlands held in Shinan County, the…
Story | 03 Dec, 2019
Hilary Macleod wins CEC Excellence Award in Oceania
Read about Hilary Macleod's main motivation and strategy to overcome challenges in Oceania region
Story | 03 Dec, 2019
Revised IUCN guidelines demystify and clarify protected area categories for marine areas
The IUCN guidelines that define a protected area are the foundation for the standards by which protected areas truly become protected. Our new publication explains this subject as it applies to marine areas, seemingly misunderstood in the past.
Story | 28 Nov, 2019
Experts call attention to the key role of World Heritage in meeting biodiversity objectives
Experts convened by IUCN have issued a statement on how World Heritage contributes to the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. This includes recommendations specific to World Heritage and its relevance to biodiversity. Negotiations to develop the framework, which will be adopted by the…
Story | 27 Nov, 2019
Nueva publicación: “Gobernanza para la Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas”
El Centro de Derecho Ambiental y la Oficina Regional para México, América Central y el Caribe, ambas de la UICN se complacen en compartir su más reciente publicación titulada “Gobernanza para la Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas”, misma que fue presentada en el marco de la PreCOP25 de la CMNUCC…
Story | 26 Nov, 2019
UICN y el grupo de mujeres de 5C de Costa Rica reflexionaron sobre la gobernanza climática y el importante rol de las organizaciones de mujeres para impulsar una política de adaptación con cara de mujer.
Story | 26 Nov, 2019
Leba Ciriyawa Halofaki Mataitini wins CEC Excellence Award in Oceania
Leba Ciriyawa Halofaki is one of the two winners. The article shows us her main drivers and her strategy to overcame challenges
Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
Story | 22 Nov, 2019
USAID project advances in biodiversity conservation and prosperity of marine-coastal communities
People from three high biodiversity sites in Central America have benefited from the Regional Coastal Biodiversity Project.