Story | 20 Mar, 2018
IPBES Regional assessment for Europe and Central Asia: a primer
CEESP NEWS - by IPBES Secretariat and submitted by one of the lead authors, Riccardo Simoncini
The world’s biodiversity is being lost and nature’s contributions to people are being degraded, which undermines human wellbeing.
The success of humanity’s efforts to reverse the…
Story | 19 Mar, 2018
Emergence of Seascape Ecology: A holistic pattern-oriented science for the oceans
CEESP News - by Simon Pittman, editor of Seascape Ecology
This year the first book dedicated entirely to the emerging science of seascape ecology was published. Seascape ecology, edited by Simon…
Story | 19 Mar, 2018
IUCN welcomes the Republic of the Union of Myanmar as a new State Member
IUCN extends a warm welcome to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, which has officially announced its decision to become a Member of IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC) has been designated by the Republic of the Union…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
The human cost of conservation
CEESP News: Rainforest Foundation UK
A new report published in December 2017 by the Rainforest Foundation UK exposes the impacts of two national parks on local and indigenous communities in the Republic of Congo.
Local and indigenous communities living in and around Nouabale…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Innovations in forest landscape restoration to top agenda at Bonn Challenge roundtable
March 16-17, Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil will host prominent restoration leaders from around the world to move the Bonn Challenge agenda into the next chapter along the path to its 350 million hectare restoration goal.
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Peru to Launch First Environmental Court in April 2018
On April 1, 2018, Peru will launch its first specialized environmental court, or juzgado ambiental. The new court is located in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, in the city of Puerto Maldonado, and will have jurisdiction over criminal, administrative, and constitutional cases involving the…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Cities can ban diesel cars to tackle NOx pollution when necessary to meet limit values
by Eckard Rehbinder
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
15 Endangered Animals Fighting to Survive
Pick a place. Choose a creature. Discover its story and the danger it faces.
Then, find out how to help it survive.
Blog | 13 Mar, 2018
The “one” biodiversity indicator to rule them all: an impossible quest?
Blog by Prue Addison, Giulia Carbone and Nadine McCormick
Story | 08 Mar, 2018
Wild Life, Wild Livelihoods: involving communities in sustainable wildlife management
CEESP News - by IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi), IUCN Eastern & Southern Africa Office and IIED
UN Environment, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Institute on Environment and Development (…