Story | 01 Apr, 2020
World Wetlands Day observed at Loktak Lake, Manipur, India
CEESP News - by Salam Rajesh, IUCN CEESP member
As observed globally in February each year, the World Wetlands Day was observed in a unique way in the midst of a floating village in Manipur’s Loktak Lake, a Ramsar site of international importance.
Story | 23 Mar, 2020
Conservation through private initiative: A case study in the Western Ghats, India
CEESP News - by Venkat Ramakrishnan, CEESP member
This is the story of indigenous people living in or near one of the Western Ghats’ forests, and their right to continue living there with a sense of dignity and purpose.
Story | 22 Mar, 2020
WASH and Watershed Conservation go hand in hand
CEESP News - by Janet Edmond, Senior Director, Conservation International
Since I was in kindergarten in the little red schoolhouse in coastal Rhode Island, I have received handwashing messages in many forms – upbeat songs, large placards near sinks, and stern warnings from parents and…
Story | 22 Mar, 2020
An integrative approach to assess and mitigate the social impacts of a disaster
CEESP News: by Renata Bennet, Communication Officer at IUCN, on behalf of the Rio Doce Panel
A new publication released by the Rio Doce Panel recommends the adoption of an integrative approach to human and ecosystem health for a sustainable recovery of the Rio Doce Basin in the context…
Story | 21 Mar, 2020
Redefining Concepts around Natural Resources and the Environment
CEESP News - by Mahdi Kolahi, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
When studying or working in natural resources or environmental fields, it is always a question how to call, for example, nature, natural things, and the environment!…
Story | 15 Mar, 2020
Rethinking the 'know-how' and the 'being'
CEESP News: by Sandra Pilar Sanchez, Economist, Manager in International Business, Maître ès sciences, M. Sc
Living in times when much transformation is urgently needed, at many levels, this article…
Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Observing the Earth to enforce environmental law
CEESP News: by the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IUCN ECARO)
Applying an innovative approach, enviroLENS aims to combine and integrate Earth Observation with law enforcement for the benefit of effective environmental management. The resulting portal will serve…
Story | 11 Mar, 2020
Ecosystem restoration project in a private (not “privately”) protected area in Chilean Patagonia
CEESP News - by John Whitelaw and Elena Sobakina, Proyecto Pichimahuida
A strictly private project of ecosystem restoration, the main feature of which is a successful rebuilt of native forest by active reforestation, complemented by a variety of restorative and protective measures,…
Story | 10 Mar, 2020
Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action
CEESP News: by Vicky Tauli-Corpuz (a), Janis Alcorn (b), Augusta Molnar (c),⇑, Christina Healy (d), Edmund Barrow (e) **
A new publication " Cornered by PAs: Adopting rights-based approaches to enable cost-effective conservation and climate action" in the academic…
Story | 10 Mar, 2020
Learning Community for the effective management of Privately Protected Areas in Central Chile
CEESP News: by by WCS Chile**
WCS-Chile and the Ministry of Environment developed the first Learning Community on protected areas planning in Central Chile. Public and private managers built capacities and knowledge regarding the elaboration of Management Plans for their areas in a…