Story | 27 Dec, 2021
China launches new guidelines for coastal ecosystems to enhance disaster risk reduction
In 2018, the highest decision-making body on financial and economic issues in China mandated competent authorities to implement coastal conservation and restoration projects through the use of Nature-based Solutions to keep resilient…
Story | 22 Dec, 2021
Nature-based Solutions for ecological conservation and restoration explored at CBD COP15 in China
Kunming, China (IUCN) – China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, together with IUCN, organised an event, “Nature-based Solutions for Ecological Conservation and Restoration,” as part of the Ecological Civilisation Forum during the Convention on…
Story | 27 Oct, 2021
The black jaguar and the guardian of the forest
CEESP News: By Maycon Melo, PhD, and Barbara Arisi, PhD *
In Brazil, a group of hunters killed a black jaguar. Not satisfied with the crime of killing an endangered animal, they made a video where one of them shows the magnificent animal between his arms while threatening the Guardians…
Press release | 25 Jun, 2021
IUCN Global Standard for NbS™ and guidance advanced in China
Beijing, China, 23 June 2021 (IUCN) – China’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), together with IUCN, today officially launched the Chinese version of the IUCN Global Standard for NbS and guidance, along with 10 new case…
Story | 21 Jul, 2020
Restoring the Rio Doce watershed requires adaptive measures to address climate change
The Rio Doce Panel’s new report highlights the region's vulnerability to climate extremes and recommends that the Renova Foundation and other actors build a joint action plan in response to the climate emergency.
Story | 05 Jun, 2020
Conservation, Economic Reactivation and COVID-19 in Peruvian Amazon Indigenous Communities
CEESP News: by Ana Watson & Conny Davidsen, University of Calgary. Department of Geography - Environmental Governance Research Group. University of Calgary*
The COVID-19 crisis calls us to critically analyze the role of the state in extraction and conservation projects in…
Story | 03 Jun, 2020
COVID-19 and a new form of conservation
CEESP News - Blog post by Robert Fletcher, Bram Büscher & Kate Massarella, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
Story | 27 May, 2020
The light in the forest: A lesson in optimism from conservationists in Brazil
CEESP News - by Lydia Cardona, Manager, Center for Communities and Conservation at Conservation International
An innovative workshop on conflict sensitivity and conflict transformation was held in Brazil in February. Supported by PeaceNexus Foundation, the workshop centered around…
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 | 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…