DG Statement | 19 May, 2023
IUCN Director General’s Statement for International Day for Biological Diversity
This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity brings with it the spirit of ambition and determination. Five months after the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, it is clear that momentum is still…
Policy brief | 2023
Halfway to 2030: getting back on track to achieve the nature-related SDGs
Marking the halfway point to 2030 since the SDGs were adopted, the Secretary-General’s recent Progress Report shows that we are significantly off track to achieving the Goals.
Grey literature
Position paper: Advocating Extended Producer Responsibility for fishing gear
Recent years have seen a significant increase in concern about the global problem of used fishing gear and ropes in the world’s ocean and other aquatic environments (this paper also extends to gear used in aquaculture).
ArtÃculo | 11 May, 2023
Mejorar o acceder a una casa propia, cursar una carrera universitaria, brindar sustento y educación a sus hijos, estos son los sueños cumplidos de cuatro jóvenes de comunidades pesqueras del Caribe de Guatemala que se han formado y desempeñado como cientÃficos comunitarios del Proyecto Regional…
Story | 22 Dec, 2022
Source-to-sea and landscape approaches in the Rio Doce Basin
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Grey literature | 2021
Workshop Summary The aim of this international workshop was answer questions, and to share knowledge on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) across IUCN’s and partner activities related to the topic. In all, 56 participants attended, representing parties from government, academia, NGOs, and…
Story | 05 May, 2023
Saving Phu My, one of the Mekong Delta’s last natural grasslands
In 1996, Tran Triet as part of his PhD research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, recommended to the Kien Giang government in Viet Nam that they conserve 60,000 hectares of seasonally flooded grassland in the southwest of the province. These grasslands are characterized by Eleocharis…
Story | 01 May, 2023
Mozambique companies champion good practices in value chains
Mozambique has developed a strategy that builds on large companies championing sustainable practices to spread them throughout their value chains. The aim is to accelerate the adoption of good biodiversity practices, by subcontractors and suppliers, that will support biodiversity and economic…
Grey literature | 2023
Plano de projeto - uma viagem para zero desperdÃcio de plástico (Blueprint)
A quem se destina? Todas as organizações, cidadãos e polÃticos. Trabalhar em conjunto e partilhar informações e resultados é a chave para a resolução de um problema que nos afeta a todos. Todos dependemos do mesmo oceano, e só juntos podemos desenvolver e adotar soluções…