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 | 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 | 11 Jul, 2019
CEESP News - by Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain, CEESP Commission Member, Head of Biodiversity at Tata Steel, which is Member of the IUCN "Leaders for Nature" India.
Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain commemorated the International Day for Biological Diversity with an awareness session on biodiversity. …
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…
Story | 02 Jul, 2019
Nature in the City: Green solutions for sustainable, healthy and resilient Cities
Today the world population stands at 7.7 billion. In the next 30 years it is expected to grow by a further 2.9 billion. By 2100, according to the latest UN projections, humanity is expected to have developed into an almost exclusively urban species with 80-90% of people living in cities.
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 | 17 Jun, 2019
Peer-to-peer learning: Indigenous peoples share solutions
Forty-two representatives of indigenous organisations from around the world recently met in Tecpan, Guatemala to share experiences and learn from one another on environmental, business and social issues – taking another step toward a common understanding.
Story | 28 May, 2019
Announcing two new Specialist Groups
CEESP is excited to announce two new Specialist Groups to work across disciplines to enhance the CEESP strategic plan leading up to the World Conservation Congress in 2020. If your area of expertise falls within one of these groups, we invite you to join and learn more about getting involved!…