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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: CHAIR OF SULI (starting Jan 2019) Nominations due 8 September
09.08.2018CEESP NEWS - The current Chair of the IUCN CEESP/SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi), Rosie Cooney, will be stepping down at the end of 2018. CEESP and SSC are calling for nominations for her replacement. If you think you may be...
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Honoring the memory of Dr. Mohammad Taghi Farvar
25.07.2018CEESP News - Emma Courtine, Programme and Communication Officer, ICCA Consortium M. Taghi Farvar, a larger-than-life man, son of Shahsevan indigenous nomadic tribe pastoralists in Iranian Azerbaijan, twice chair of the IUCN CEESP (from 2000-2008), passed...
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Indigenous voices amplified in 'Landing Together' film series
23.07.2018CEESP News -- Dr. Purabi Bose, Filmmaker, Deputy Chair of CEESP Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights It is rare that the voices of the voiceless get any recognition. Landing Together's new four short indie documentary films capture the...
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IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar
23.07.2018It is with great sorrow that we inform you that Dr Mohammad Taghi-Farvar passed away on Monday 16 July 2018.
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Photo: Kanchana Weerakoon
Creating a Urban Garden for all - Colombo, Sri Lanka
16.07.2018CEESP News - Kanchana Weerakoon, Founder/President, Eco Friendly Volunteers (ECO-V), Sri Lanka The Metta Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, run by Eco friendly Volunteers, is the place for generating healthy food for people and a living...
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Marginalized peoples living around Loktak Lake meet with Manipur University researchers
16.07.2018CEESP News - Salam Rajesh, Manipur State Wetlands Authority The Center for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at Manipur University organised a discussion on "Marginalised Group of People living around Loktak Lake" on 16th May, 2018. The key...
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Evaluating indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature: an ecosystem services framework
13.07.2018CEESP News - by Kamaljit K. Sangha; Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University, Australia Indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature are not only limited to the benefits or services people derive from ecosystems, as considered by...
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Aisa Hammadeen is elected Vice Chair for CEESP for West Asia ( IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy)
10.07.2018Aisa Hammadeen is elected CEESP Vice Chair for West Asia ( IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy)
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IUCN 70th Anniversary celebrations in Halifax, Canada
09.07.2018IUCN Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation (IPO) Members and non-members attending the Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods conference in Halifax, celebrated IUCN’s 70th Anniversary on 30 May 2018.
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Blog: Artistic representation meets academic research: Reflections from a journey to Nova Scotia
28.06.2018CEESP News - Dr. Helen Schneider, Flora and Fauna International I’ve always found something slightly unsettling about visiting a place with a long history of human habitation but only a relatively recent built heritage. Somehow it feels to me that the...
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