Story | 28 Apr, 2021
What comes next for landscape governance in DRC, Ghana and Uganda?
The Stabilising Land Use project sought to improve the governance of natural resources for communities around protected areas in six landscapes across four countries in Africa. At the conclusion of the project, we checked back in with the project teams and community…
Story | 28 Apr, 2021
Gender & fisheries: Equality vs equity
CEESP News: by Sangeeta Mangubhai, Wildlife Conservation Society *
Gender experts frequently talk about gender equality and gender equity, and although they sound familiar and are related terms, they have different meanings. Understanding these two terms is critical for a fair, just and…
Artículo | 27 Apr, 2021
Una materia optativa de Criminología Verde
CEESP News: José Luis Carpio-Domínguez & Inés Arroyo-Quiroz *
Ante la falta de una formación verde en las generaciones de criminólogos en México, la Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán (UAMRA) de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas en colaboración con el Centro…
Story | 26 Apr, 2021
The study and prevention of environmental harm and crimes
CEESP News: by José Luis Carpio-Domínguez & Inés Arroyo-Quiroz *
Story | 23 Apr, 2021
New book: Commons institutions and how they work (or not)
CEESP News: by Prateep Kumar Nayak, Editor, and by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba*
Conservation depends on understanding the motivations of people who use biodiversity and practice stewardship. As a shared resource, biodiversity is both a local and a global commons. Commons…
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
New Marine Protected Areas MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) now open
The IUCN Programme on African Protected Areas & Conservation is launching a new MOOC on Marine protected areas (MPAs). This new course will complement other courses on protected areas already available, such as Protected areas management in Africa, Ecological…
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 | 06 Apr, 2021
IUCN Global Youth Summit on nature to be held online from 6 to 16 April
Gland, Switzerland, 06 April 2021 – More than 10,000 young people will connect and exchange ideas online at the first-ever International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Global Youth Summit, from 6 to 16 April. The outcomes of the Summit will be presented to the IUCN…
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…