Story | 03 Dec, 2019
The IUCN French National Committee has launched a new website specifically dedicated to supporting subnational governments in taking action for biodiversity in the context of the upcoming World Conservation Congress and beyond.
Story | 28 Nov, 2019
Building resilience with green and blue infrastructure
Urban green and blue infrastructure is a critical ingredient for helping cities adapt to climate change, while providing numerous benefits for biodiversity and for local people’s wellbeing. However, climate change and other factors such as increasing urbanisation put…
Story | 27 Nov, 2019
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas today released guidelines for ‘recognising and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) at the 24th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Subsidiary Body…
Story | 26 Nov, 2019
Inclusive conservation: towards a better management of protected areas
Scientists have recently confirmed the risk of losing one million species, confirming the enormity of the challenge of biodiversity loss. Protected areas such as national parks and natural reserves are a very important tool to address this challenge. Ensuring that these areas deliver adequately…
Story | 29 Oct, 2019
Conservationists have a community, an international space for the problems they have conquered, a way to find how others have solved their conservation conundrums, and the building blocks to answer their current and future issues. This is…