Story | 22 Jan, 2019
Traditional Knowledge key in achieving Africa’s climate goals
CEESP News - by Kanyinke Sena, co-chair of Specialist Group on Indigenous Peoples, Customary and Environmental Law, and Human Rights
Annual reports | 2018
IUCN 2017 : Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office annual report 2017
Crossroads blog | 22 Jan, 2019
Nature: A global fix for global risks
At a time when environmental threats to humanity loom ever larger, IUCN stands as the organisation to fully harness the power of nature in addressing the challenges we face – and to guide the world towards the vision set out in the Sustainable Development Goals, writes IUCN Director General…
Story | 21 Jan, 2019
Marine plastic pollution: A global issue with national and local solutions
In November 2018, IUCN co-chaired a roundtable on Marine Plastic Pollution: A global issue with national and local solutions at the PEMSEA East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress held in Iloilo, the Philippines.
Story | 21 Jan, 2019
The first Advisory Committee for the Thailand Bio-Diversity Network Alliance (B-DNA) was held on January 17 at the IUCN Asia in Bangkok, Thailand.
Story | 20 Jan, 2019
Nature as a solution to respond to climate change challenges
Researchers, practitioners and policymakers from the Mediterranean region and the European Union are meeting to discuss the benefits and challenges of implementing Nature-Based…
Story | 18 Jan, 2019
A year in images: BIOPAMA 2018
In 2018, the BIOPAMA programme engaged with a significant number of stakeholders to ensure that BIOPAMA’s activities support the needs of the countries and their actors, as well as assist them in achieving their conservation objectives and international commitments.
Story | 17 Jan, 2019
The first continental Red List of Ecosystems assessment completed for the Americas
According to the first continental ecosystem risk assessment of temperate and tropical forests of the Americas, more than 80% of these forest ecosystems in the Americas are threatened.
Story | 16 Jan, 2019
Students Study Protected Areas and Learn About Climate Change and Human Health Impacts
CEESP News - by Warren G. Lavey, University of Illinois
In a university environmental policy course addressing the benefits, protections, and challenges for natural areas, lessons, and students’ research papers provided training about the many adverse impacts of climate change on human…
Story | 16 Jan, 2019
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with Natura 2000 (N2K) experts as part of the LIFE Green List for N2K project. Our interviewee has extensive experience in managing protected area databases and has recently become involved in the…