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IUCN Director General nominated to top post at UNEP
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen has been nominated to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
16.02.2019 -
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European experts come together to focus on innovations to improve forest benefits
Involving the right people at the right time is key to the success of any new venture. The SINCERE project has turned its focus to a broad range of European-level experts and invited their insight and experience on the development of the project’s eleven Case...
14.02.2019 -
Photo: IUCN/Paul Dingwall
BIOPAMA launches a call for experts to join the Pacific Regional Action Component Advisory Committee
IUCN has launched a call for experts to serve on the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme Action Component Pacific Regional Advisory Committee (RAC).
14.02.2019 -
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The conservation right: a new property right for sustainability
By Jaime Ubilla - Traditional property rights have existed for more than 2000 years, but today we are witnessing the development of a new kind of property right: a conservation right (“Conservation Right”), which has emerged from legal research conducted...
11.02.2019 -
Photo: FAO Brussels via Twitter (@FAOBrussels)
Improving European action on forest management
The European Union consults on its deforestation and forest degradation action plan The European Commission launched its consultation on ‘Deforestation and forest degradation – stepping up EU action’ in January. There are three weeks left to send in...
11.02.2019 -
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Capacity building on Blue Carbon projects
Blue Carbon, is the carbon assimilated and stored by marine and coastal ecosystems such as wetlands, marshes, mangroves, and seagrass beds. It represents a large natural carbon sink, and as such, can provide new incentives that prioritize restoration and...
11.02.2019 -
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Formación en proyectos de carbono azul
El Carbono Azul, el carbono asimilado y almacenado por los ecosistemas marinos y costeros como humedales, marismas, manglares, y praderas marinas, representa un gran sumidero de carbono natural, y como tal, puede proporcionar nuevos incentivos que den...
11.02.2019 -
Photo: Mekong Giant Barb caught and released into the FCA at Phlov Touk CFi © Phlov Touk CFi
Two years after the Tonle Sap project ended, impacts clear
On December 19-21, 2018, we revisited Kampong Phluk, Phlov Touk and Boeung Chhmar, three fishing communities on the Tonle Sap where we established Fish Conservation Areas (FCAs) as part of an EU-funded project that ran from 2013 to 2016. We wanted to see...
11.02.2019 -
Photo: UICN ORMACC/ Nancy Arroyo
Caribbean ABS Week: Advances and Challenges for Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Three days of technical presentations related to accessing genetic resources and sharing of the benefits derived from their utilization, a Biodiversity Expo including cultural presentations on traditional knowledge by Indigenous Peoples and a School Debating...
07.02.2019 -
Photo: Anne Russon
IUCN study identifies tree species for climate-resilient reforestation
An IUCN study has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient to climate change and support threatened East Bornean orangutan populations, recommending their use in reforestation efforts. The study was funded by the...
07.02.2019 -
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WCEL remembers Bradnee Chambers
By Elizabeth Mrema - It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we have to inform you all that our friend, partner, colleague and learned brother, Bradnee Chambers, then Executive Secretary, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (...
06.02.2019 -
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Over 600 species and countless livelihoods depend on a plan for the future of the Kilombero Catchment
Kilombero Valley, where Tanzania’s Kilombero Catchment is located, is immensely important to the nation and to the world due to its precious wetlands resources and ever-dependable rivers – enriching the soils and making the lands more fertile for agriculture...
06.02.2019 -
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Abierta la convocatoria para la selección expertos evaluadores de la Lista Verde en España
El Centro de Cooperación del Mediterráneo de la UICN (UICN-Med) junto con la Comisión Mundial para las Áreas Protegidas (WCPA en sus siglas en inglés) de la UICN ha abierto la convocatoria para seleccionar los candidatos del grupo de expertos de evaluadores...
06.02.2019 -
Photo: Michelle Kimeu
NRGF Updates: From conceptual development to implementation with continued learning
CEESP News - by Jessica Campese, IUCN Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Chair As the Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) knowledge basket develops, it is increasingly moving from conceptual development to implementation, with wider...
05.02.2019 -
Photo: IUCN FLoD team
Initiative ready for scale up: Local Communities First Line of Defense against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FloD)
Local communities have a critical role to play in combating illegal wildlife trade. The FLoD initiative excelled/demonstrated success in bringing out community voices in unique ways, and identifying ways of improving interventions to combat illegal wildlife...
05.02.2019 -
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IUCN Pakistan celebrates the World Wetlands Day, calls for Greater focus on Coastal Communities
IUCN Pakistan celebrated the World Wetlands Day with the coastal communities along the Karachi coasta in the adjoining areas of the Port Qasim. The theme for the year 2019 is Wetlands and Climate Change. Teachers and students of the coastal community schools...
04.02.2019 -
Photo: Mateo Hinojosa, 2018.
“Nourishing the Body and Soul”: Terralingua’s Langscape Magazine Explores the Biocultural Diversity of Food
CEESP News - by TerraLingua Being together, sharing food. More than any other activity, the preparation, and consumption of meals sets the rhythm of human life. Over thousands of years, different cultures have painstakingly fine-tuned their production of...
01.02.2019 -
Photo: ©IUCN/Peter Howard
Wetlands will be the Litmus test of our climate response
Blog by James Dalton. One of the increasingly common messages proposed for the management of water resources is ‘systems thinking’. The hydrological cycle is after all, a ‘system’ – a set of constituent parts and processes that work independently but also...
01.02.2019 -
Photo: @IUCN Cambodia
World Wetlands Day: Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative Strategic Plan 2019-2024 to strengthen Ramsar Convention in the region
The Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) has just launched its Strategic Plan for 2019-2024. The plan, which will help IBRRI fulfill its aim to support the effective implementation of the Ramsar Convention in the Indo-Burma region, consists of five “...
01.02.2019 -
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Declaração da Diretora-Geral da UICN sobre o rompimento da barragem de rejeitos de Brumadinho no Brasil
A UICN, União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza, manifesta a sua solidariedade a todas as pessoas impactadas pelo rompimento da barragem de rejeitos de Brumadinho, no Brasil, e transmite suas condolências às famílias que perderam entes queridos....
31.01.2019 -
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Informing the global standard for Nature-based Solutions
At the 2016 World Conservation Congress and members’ assembly, IUCN's members adopted a resolution (WCC-2016-Res-069-EN) which, for the first time, defined the use of nature for simultaneous benefits to biodiversity and societal well-being. According to the...
31.01.2019 -
Photo: IUCN Pakistan
Sindh’s Climate Migration Report Launched at Policy Dialogue
January 30, Karachi – Oxfam in Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan organized a dialogue on Climate Change in Sindh to support the government’s efforts in managing climate change. The policy debate covered the extent and quantum of efforts required to...
31.01.2019 -
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Statement by IUCN Director General on the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in Brazil
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, expresses solidarity with everyone impacted by the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in Brazil and conveys condolences to families that have lost loved ones. In addition to the inestimable impact of...
30.01.2019 -
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WCEL joins the OECD Water Governance Initiative
By Stefano Burchi & Owen McIntyre - WCEL has accepted an invitation to join the OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI) as a new member and partner.
30.01.2019 -
Photo: SWOT Group Discussion on Fish Processing Products © IUCN Cambodia
Sharing experience with community fisheries between the Mekong and the Tonle Sap
On December 28-29, 2018, IUCN organised a visit to Kampong Phluk by staff of NTFP-EP, WWF, CEPA and NGO Forum to the Tonle Sap followed by a workshop in Siem Reap. These four NGOs are part of IUCN NL’s Shared Resources-Joint Solutions (SRJS) initiative...
30.01.2019
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IUCN Director General nominated to top post at UNEP
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen has been nominated to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.
16.02.2019 -
European experts come together to focus on innovations to improve forest benefits
Involving the right people at the right time is key to the success of any new venture. The SINCERE project has turned its focus to a broad range of European-level experts and invited their insight and experience on the development of the project’s eleven Case...
14.02.2019 -
BIOPAMA launches a call for experts to join the Pacific Regional Action Component Advisory Committee
IUCN has launched a call for experts to serve on the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) Programme Action Component Pacific Regional Advisory Committee (RAC).
14.02.2019 -
The conservation right: a new property right for sustainability
By Jaime Ubilla - Traditional property rights have existed for more than 2000 years, but today we are witnessing the development of a new kind of property right: a conservation right (“Conservation Right”), which has emerged from legal research conducted...
11.02.2019 -
Improving European action on forest management
The European Union consults on its deforestation and forest degradation action plan The European Commission launched its consultation on ‘Deforestation and forest degradation – stepping up EU action’ in January. There are three weeks left to send in...
11.02.2019 -
Capacity building on Blue Carbon projects
Blue Carbon, is the carbon assimilated and stored by marine and coastal ecosystems such as wetlands, marshes, mangroves, and seagrass beds. It represents a large natural carbon sink, and as such, can provide new incentives that prioritize restoration and...
11.02.2019 -
Formación en proyectos de carbono azul
El Carbono Azul, el carbono asimilado y almacenado por los ecosistemas marinos y costeros como humedales, marismas, manglares, y praderas marinas, representa un gran sumidero de carbono natural, y como tal, puede proporcionar nuevos incentivos que den...
11.02.2019 -
Two years after the Tonle Sap project ended, impacts clear
On December 19-21, 2018, we revisited Kampong Phluk, Phlov Touk and Boeung Chhmar, three fishing communities on the Tonle Sap where we established Fish Conservation Areas (FCAs) as part of an EU-funded project that ran from 2013 to 2016. We wanted to see...
11.02.2019 -
Caribbean ABS Week: Advances and Challenges for Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Three days of technical presentations related to accessing genetic resources and sharing of the benefits derived from their utilization, a Biodiversity Expo including cultural presentations on traditional knowledge by Indigenous Peoples and a School Debating...
07.02.2019 -
IUCN study identifies tree species for climate-resilient reforestation
An IUCN study has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient to climate change and support threatened East Bornean orangutan populations, recommending their use in reforestation efforts. The study was funded by the...
07.02.2019 -
WCEL remembers Bradnee Chambers
By Elizabeth Mrema - It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we have to inform you all that our friend, partner, colleague and learned brother, Bradnee Chambers, then Executive Secretary, Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (...
06.02.2019 -
Over 600 species and countless livelihoods depend on a plan for the future of the Kilombero Catchment
Kilombero Valley, where Tanzania’s Kilombero Catchment is located, is immensely important to the nation and to the world due to its precious wetlands resources and ever-dependable rivers – enriching the soils and making the lands more fertile for agriculture...
06.02.2019 -
Abierta la convocatoria para la selección expertos evaluadores de la Lista Verde en España
El Centro de Cooperación del Mediterráneo de la UICN (UICN-Med) junto con la Comisión Mundial para las Áreas Protegidas (WCPA en sus siglas en inglés) de la UICN ha abierto la convocatoria para seleccionar los candidatos del grupo de expertos de evaluadores...
06.02.2019 -
NRGF Updates: From conceptual development to implementation with continued learning
CEESP News - by Jessica Campese, IUCN Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Chair As the Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) knowledge basket develops, it is increasingly moving from conceptual development to implementation, with wider...
05.02.2019 -
Initiative ready for scale up: Local Communities First Line of Defense against Illegal Wildlife Trade (FloD)
Local communities have a critical role to play in combating illegal wildlife trade. The FLoD initiative excelled/demonstrated success in bringing out community voices in unique ways, and identifying ways of improving interventions to combat illegal wildlife...
05.02.2019 -
IUCN Pakistan celebrates the World Wetlands Day, calls for Greater focus on Coastal Communities
IUCN Pakistan celebrated the World Wetlands Day with the coastal communities along the Karachi coasta in the adjoining areas of the Port Qasim. The theme for the year 2019 is Wetlands and Climate Change. Teachers and students of the coastal community schools...
04.02.2019 -
“Nourishing the Body and Soul”: Terralingua’s Langscape Magazine Explores the Biocultural Diversity of Food
CEESP News - by TerraLingua Being together, sharing food. More than any other activity, the preparation, and consumption of meals sets the rhythm of human life. Over thousands of years, different cultures have painstakingly fine-tuned their production of...
01.02.2019 -
Wetlands will be the Litmus test of our climate response
Blog by James Dalton. One of the increasingly common messages proposed for the management of water resources is ‘systems thinking’. The hydrological cycle is after all, a ‘system’ – a set of constituent parts and processes that work independently but also...
01.02.2019 -
World Wetlands Day: Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative Strategic Plan 2019-2024 to strengthen Ramsar Convention in the region
The Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) has just launched its Strategic Plan for 2019-2024. The plan, which will help IBRRI fulfill its aim to support the effective implementation of the Ramsar Convention in the Indo-Burma region, consists of five “...
01.02.2019 -
Declaração da Diretora-Geral da UICN sobre o rompimento da barragem de rejeitos de Brumadinho no Brasil
A UICN, União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza, manifesta a sua solidariedade a todas as pessoas impactadas pelo rompimento da barragem de rejeitos de Brumadinho, no Brasil, e transmite suas condolências às famílias que perderam entes queridos....
31.01.2019 -
Informing the global standard for Nature-based Solutions
At the 2016 World Conservation Congress and members’ assembly, IUCN's members adopted a resolution (WCC-2016-Res-069-EN) which, for the first time, defined the use of nature for simultaneous benefits to biodiversity and societal well-being. According to the...
31.01.2019 -
Sindh’s Climate Migration Report Launched at Policy Dialogue
January 30, Karachi – Oxfam in Pakistan in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan organized a dialogue on Climate Change in Sindh to support the government’s efforts in managing climate change. The policy debate covered the extent and quantum of efforts required to...
31.01.2019 -
Statement by IUCN Director General on the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in Brazil
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, expresses solidarity with everyone impacted by the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in Brazil and conveys condolences to families that have lost loved ones. In addition to the inestimable impact of...
30.01.2019 -
WCEL joins the OECD Water Governance Initiative
By Stefano Burchi & Owen McIntyre - WCEL has accepted an invitation to join the OECD Water Governance Initiative (WGI) as a new member and partner.
30.01.2019 -
Sharing experience with community fisheries between the Mekong and the Tonle Sap
On December 28-29, 2018, IUCN organised a visit to Kampong Phluk by staff of NTFP-EP, WWF, CEPA and NGO Forum to the Tonle Sap followed by a workshop in Siem Reap. These four NGOs are part of IUCN NL’s Shared Resources-Joint Solutions (SRJS) initiative...
30.01.2019
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