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…
Project | 01 Jun, 2017 - 30 Nov, 2022
Project | 01 Dec, 2020 - 31 Dec, 2024
Project | 01 Nov, 2019 - 30 Jun, 2022
DestiMED PLUS is the next step on a journey to evolve the Mediterranean into an internationally recognized ecotourism destination, where regions support protected areas through improved planning, policies, and promotion strategies that link tourism with conservation. The project builds on the…
Project | 01 May, 2019 - 30 Jun, 2023
Embedding Integrated Water Resource Management In Rwanda (EWMR) Project
Story | 11 Jan, 2022
UNESCO declares world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve along Mura-Drava-Danube
Stretching across Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Hungary and Serbia, the world’s first 5-country biosphere reserve, which has been declared by UNESCO in September 2021 covers 700 km of the Mura, Drava and Danube rivers and a total area of almost 1 million hectares in the so-called ‘Amazon of Europe…
Blog | 20 Apr, 2021
A Place to Call Her Own: Land titling and gender-based violence in South Kivu, DRC
In the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), there are no female chiefs or heads of wards across the 40 villages in Walungu. The low level of representation in these leadership spaces means that women face an uphill battle when it comes to accessing land rights.
Story | 12 Apr, 2021
IUCN mourns the passing of HRH Prince Philip
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) expresses its profound sadness following the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and consort to HM Queen Elizabeth II, and offers sincere condolences to his family.
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
University of Edinburgh artists and IUCN explore the nature of cities
The Edinburgh College of Art, a leading international art college within the University of Edinburgh, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest and most diverse…