Blog | 12 Jun, 2024
The International Union for Conservation (IUCN), in partnership with the Rwanda Forestry Authority, and with financial support from the Large-scale Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa (AREECA) and Transforming Eastern Province Through Adaptation (TREPA), convened the 17th National Cross…
Blog | 03 Jun, 2024
IUCN, Enabel, EU, and Ministry of Environment Host Second National Agroforestry Conference in Rwanda
The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the European Union Delegation to Rwanda, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Belgian development agency (Enabel), and the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), along with the Universities of…
News | 22 Nov, 2021
Environmental Leaders Summit of Latin America
The Jane Goodall Institute Argentina, in collaboration with the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC), extends its invitation to the Environmental Leaders Summit of Latin America, a new space for the exchange of knowledge and experiences on Environmental Leadership. Dr. Jane Goodall…
Story | 31 Oct, 2021
Climate-resilient action plan - for Drylands
CEESP News: by A Amarender Reddy, Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India *
Land degradation, water scarcity, poverty, and hunger are major problems faced in drylands across the world. Drylands are degraded across continents due to over-cultivation,…
Story | 20 Apr, 2021
Melting summits: the need to adopt a “science-governance and diplomacy” approach to climate change
On February 7, 2021, more than 200 people lost their lives to a flash flood in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas. History is repeating itself here as in June 2013, more than 3,000 people went missing, and 800 died, in similar circumstances, and in the same area. In both cases, the location…
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Stakeholder Consultation on Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology in Haryana
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) organized a stakeholder consultation workshop on “Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM)” with the Government of Haryana, India on 12th January 2021. The meeting held in Gurugram, Haryana, India saw the attendance of Sh.
Story | 12 Jan, 2021
COVID-19 and Climate Change: Double Jeopardy for Traditional Resource Users in the Sundarbans
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir*
The combined impact of climate change and COVID-19 pandemic is aggravating the marginalisation of the indigenous and local communities in the Sundarbans, an area which spans across the regions of Bangladesh and India. Majority have lost their…
Story | 11 Aug, 2020
UN Desertification and Drought Day is celebrated on 17 June each year. The year of 2020 focuses on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption, under the…
Story | 20 May, 2020
On Friday, 17 April 2020, Skype meeting with designated nodal officials from State Forest departments and Government officials from National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board (NAEB) was held to apprise the nodal officers about IUCN-MoEFCC…
Story | 28 Apr, 2020
NEW MEANING OF EARTH DAY IN 2020: Business’ Perspective for Nature Conservation Post COVID-19
IUCN India hosted a virtual discussion with big corporate houses on “Business Sector Responsibilities, Challenges and Opportunities for Nature Conservation Post COVID-19” on 22 April 2020.