Story | 25 May, 2021
Gender is linked to the biodiversity and climate crises. When will our policies reflect this?
CEESP News: by Helen Anthem and David Johnson *
At the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Union’s 1,400 Member organisations democratically determine the most pressing issues in nature conservation and agree actions to address them. But very few of the motions proposed for Congress in…
Press release | 28 Apr, 2021
Sustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 (IUCN) – Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new IUCN report finds. The report concludes that conserving and sustainably managing natural resources…
Article | 09 Apr, 2021
Les organisations locales «ne sont pas un simple complément» aux efforts de conservation
David Kaimowitz partage ses réflexions sur le rôle du Mécanisme forêts et paysans, l’organisation mondiale qu’il dirige actuellement, il examine ensuite un nouveau rapport portant sur la gouvernance des forêts par les peuples autochtones et…
Artículo | 06 Apr, 2021
Las organizaciones locales no son simples “accesorios” de la conservación
David Kaimowitz, del Mecanismo para Bosques y Fincas de la FAO, nos comparte sus reflexiones sobre el papel de la organización mundial que dirige, analiza el reciente informe sobre la gobernanza de los bosques por parte de los pueblos indígenas y…
Story | 05 Apr, 2021
New book: "Advanced Introduction to Community-based Conservation"
CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute
The book is a synthesis of community-based conservation theory and practice, written as a textbook for university students and for international conservation practitioners. Berkes argues that biodiversity…
Story | 26 Mar, 2021
Local organisations “are not simple add-ons” to conservation
David Kaimowitz of the Forest and Farm Facility shares his thoughts on the role of the global organisation he now manages, discusses a new report on Forest Governance by Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, and touches on connections to primary forests…
Story | 24 Feb, 2021
New book: "Communities, Conservation & Livelihoods"
CEESP News: by Dr. Anthony Charles *
Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods is a new and freely-available book exploring how local communities, around the world, are tackling some of the biggest global challenges: the climate, the environment, and how to reach local conservation goals…
Article | 24 Feb, 2021
Comment mieux reconstruire après une pandémie?
De Kristen Walker Painemilla, Présidente de la UICN CPEES et Senior Vice Presidente de Conservation International's ' Center for Communities and Conservation'
La transformation, une reprise équitable accompagnée de justice sociale et le changement climatique sont tous intimement liés.…
Artículo | 23 Feb, 2021
¿Cómo reconstruir después de una pandemia?
By Kristen Walker Painemilla, Présidente de la UICN CPAES y Senior Vice Présidente de Conservation International's ' Center for Communities and Conservation'
La transformación, la recuperación equitativa con justicia social y el cambio climático están íntimamente entrelazados.
Story | 23 Feb, 2021
How Do We Build Back Better After a Pandemic?
By Kristen Walker Painemilla, Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy & Senior Vice President of Conservation International's ' Center for Communities and Conservation'
Transformation, an equitable recovery with social justice, and climate change are…