Story | 18 Nov, 2019
World Toilet Day 2019: Access to sanitation means dignity, opportunity, safety
World Toilet Day, celebrated on 19 November every year, is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030. As more than half the global population still…
Story | 18 Sep, 2019
Online Survey: Life in Conservation
By Thomas Pienkowski, PhD Candidate from the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science at the University of Oxford.
Do you work, study, or do research in conservation? The Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science (ICCS) would like to learn about your #lifeinconservation…
Story | 16 Sep, 2019
CEESP News: by Kristen Walker Paniemilla, Chair of CEESP
There is much happening across the Commission. These last few months, the IUCN family has focused efforts on the preparation of WCC forum proposals, motions and revisions to the WCC Program. In this letter, I will share just a few…
Story | 11 Sep, 2019
Reflections on gender, fisheries and managing the environment: Solomon Islands case study
CEESP News: by Duta Bero Kauhiona and CEESP member Whitney Yadao-Evans
Publishing a research article under The Pacific Community (SPC), the authors investigate the boundaries of gender, women's empowerment, and natural resource management in the fisheries sector of Solomon Islands
Story | 04 Sep, 2019
Lessons for CEESP and Ways forward: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Conservation Forum
CEESP News: by Mersie Ejigu, IUCN CEESP Africa Region Vice Chair
The 2019 IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) expressed commitment to upscaling sound ecosystem restoration and natural resource governance schemes.
This bodes well for CEESP's…
Story | 04 Sep, 2019
Mihaela Antofie wins Commission on Education and Communication Excellence Award in Europe
For the Region West Europe the members of the Jury of the brand new award faced a tough decision. Why? Because excellent work is done in very different fields, making it almost impossible to compare. So the jury decided to award three winners, this way showcasing the power of communication to…
Story | 29 Aug, 2019
The Future of Dams - Viable Options or Stranded Assets?
Since the 1997 IUCN-World Bank study 'Large Dams: Learning from the Past, Looking at the Future' and the subsequent establishment of the World Commission on Dams, IUCN recognises dams are, for better or worse, an integral part of a post fossil-fuel future in which energy needs are met for all.…
Story | 20 Aug, 2019
Call for contributions: Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Conference 2020
CEESP News:
The website for the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence on 1-3 April 2020 in Oxford is now live at www.hwcconference.org - and with it the Call for Contributions, which will be open until 30 September 2019.
The IUCN Species Survival…
Story | 13 Aug, 2019
CEC Award winners in West Europe
Not one but three outstanding professionals win the brand new Commission on Education and Communication Excellence Award in Europe
Story | 11 Jul, 2019
Family Planning: critically important for women, girls, the environment & sustainability
CEESP News: by David Johnson, Chief Executive, Maragaret Pyke Trust - Population & Sustainability Network
On World Population Day, 2019, CEESP is proud to be one of the first organisations joining a first of its kind campaign: Thriving Together. The supporters of Thriving Together…