News

Call for Nominations/Expressions of Interest for Chair(s) of the Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights (TGER)
30.11.2018
CEESP News The Chair of CEESP seeks nominations/expressions of interest for the position of TGER Chair. Candidates for the Chair should preferably be familiar with CEESP and be committed to working cross-sectorally across different disciplines....
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Navigating business indicators on biodiversity just got easier
30.11.2018
Paris, France, 29 November 2018 (IUCN) – Businesses struggling to identify indicators to measure their environmental performance will benefit from a new report released today by IUCN and Oxford University during Natural Capital Week.
Announcing New CEESP Appointments
31.10.2018
CEESP News - by Kristen Walker, CEESP Chair Congratulations to CEESP members in their new roles!
Community representatives from around the world gather at ZSL in London, for a preparatory "Community Voices" meeting for the London Conference IWT, co-organised by IUCN SULi, IIED, ZSL, TRAFFIC and FFI Photo: Jonathan Perugia/Gaia Visual

Community Voices in the Illegal Wildlife Trade Debate
31.10.2018
CEESP News - by Rosie Cooney, outgoing Chair of the IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi) Who gets to have a say in how wildlife is conserved? Whose perspectives and interests count? The illegal wildlife trade (IWT...
Participants of the Mexican National Committee Forum in Mexico City Photo: Ame Ramos Castillo

Highlighting Human Dimensions of Conservation
29.10.2018
CEESP News - by Ameyali Ramos, CEESP Deputy Chair The Mexican National Committee of IUCN Members hosted a Forum in Mexico City, Mexico from 23 to 25 October 2018. The Forum provided an opportunity to review the progress of IUCN Mexican Member...
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Democracy in the Woods: Environmental Conservation and Social Justice in India, Tanzania, and Mexico
29.10.2018
CEESP News - by Dr. Prakash Kashwan, Univesity of Connecticut How do societies negotiate the apparently competing agendas of environmental protection and social justice? Why do some countries perform much better than others? Democracy in the Woods...
At the festivities in central Mexico, it is common for rural communities to use masks, decorations, and costumes depicting the jaguar. Photo: Angel Daen Morales Garcia

Jaguars and Culture: Public Policies for Integrated Conservation in Mexico
17.10.2018
CEESP News - Angel Daen Morales Garcia and Jonatan Job Morales Garcia In collaboration with the Federal Congresswoman Erika Aracelia Rodriguez Hernandez, and as part of the Biofutura A.C conservation strategies for the jaguar, a proposal was...
CEESP Member Accomplishments - Fall 2018
08.10.2018
We would like to highlight recent professional achievements made by our accomplished CEESP members!
Harvesting octopus from a locally managed marine area in Aceh, Indonesia Photo: A’al Syafrizaldi/FFI

Biodiversity conservation initiatives have unfulfilled potential to support the UN Sustainable Development Goals
08.10.2018
CEESP News - by Dr. Helen Schneider, Flora and Fauna International The University of Cambridge has launched an online tool to help conservationists identify how biodiversity projects can contribute to the SDG targets. The tool draws on the experiences of...
Photo: Ines Arroyo

Green Crime in Mexico
03.10.2018
CEESP News - by Dr. Ines Arroyo-Quiroz and Tanya Wyatt Green Crime in Mexico: A Collection of Case Studies (2018) offers a unique exploration of the key green criminological issues in Mexico. Builds on a rapidly growing area of scholarship in Latin...