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 | 30 Aug, 2019
Recognising and supporting indigenous leadership in conservation
CEESP News: by Dr. Nathan Bennett, Chair of the CEESP 'People and the Oceans' Specialist Group, and Dr Ameyali Ramos Castillo, Deputy Chair of CEESP
Indigenous peoples manage or have rights to more than a quarter of the world’s surface, and their territories host a significant proportion…
Story | 22 Jul, 2019
Key for Conservation in Indigenous Territories: a multi-stakeholder dialogue
CEESP NEWS - by Dr. Purabi Bose, Deputy Chair of the CEESP Theme on Governace, Equity and Rights (TGER)
How does multi-stakeholder dialogue matter in nature conservation? When engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, one is already taking a step towards understanding the complexity…
Story | 28 Jun, 2019
Options for Governance and Decision-making across Scales and Sectors
CEESP News - by Dr. Marina Rosales Benites de Franco, Professor and Researcher of Federico Villarreal National University
Story | 12 Apr, 2019
Increasing the scope for communities in conservation through sustainable use
CEESP News - Anita Varghese, Keystone Foundation and Dilys Roe, SULi Chair
How does conservation and development fare in the context of India and does sustainable use speak for both? A small group of experts met in India to discuss how to build a platform for sustainable use advocacy in…
Story | 20 Dec, 2018
Outcomes of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform
Report from CEESP Chair, Kristen Walker Painemilla
Last week after three years of work, the 24th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP24) reached a major accomplishment with a draft decision on the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP).
Story | 14 Dec, 2018
IUCN seeks whale conservation experts to advise on energy development impacts
IUCN seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on its independent scientific and technical advisory panel to minimize impacts on western gray whales during offshore oil and gas development near Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.…
Story | 30 Nov, 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.
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
Highlighting Human Dimensions of Conservation
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…
Story | 19 Sep, 2018
CEESP News- Catherine Sayer, IUCN Program Officer, and Cory Whitney, University of Bonn
A recent assessment of the livelihoods value of freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin in Eastern Africa has demonstrated that freshwater plants and fishes are key to supporting the…