The following stories illustrate IUCN's work in relation to the five Congress themes: Valuing and conserving biodiversity; greening the economy; nature-based solutions to climate change, sharing nature's benefits and managing ecosystems to improve food security.
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Nature-based solutions to climate change
Bracing against climate change by strengthening nature
While man-made infrastructure such as dykes and dams for flood defence has an important role to play in adapting to climate change, natural solutions can be a more effective and cheaper option for the poor. …
01 Sep 2011 | News story
Valuing and conserving biodiversity
Global alliance to combat biodiversity loss gathers momentum
SOS—Save Our Species, a global response to the challenge of biodiversity loss, launched last year by IUCN, the Global Environment Facility and the World Bank, is already seeing results on the ground. …
01 Sep 2011 | News story
Sharing nature's benefits
Water democracy takes hold
Through many years of experience, IUCN is proving how river basins and other freshwater resources are best governed by the people who depend on them for life and livelihood. …
01 Sep 2011 | News story
Greening the economy
Momentum for mangrove restoration
Efforts by IUCN and partners to restore the world’s mangrove forests have received a significant boost with the adoption of a new method for calculating the role that mangroves play in slowing climate change, by capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. …
01 Sep 2011 | News story
Managing ecosystems to improve food security
Resolving conflict, securing food
On the border of Kenya and Uganda, where IUCN has been helping to resolve conflicts between local people and the authorities over the use of natural resources, improved food security has been a notable result. …
01 Sep 2011 | News story
