Story | 03 Nov, 2020
IUCN is pleased to announce that it joins the Ocean Risk and Resilience Alliance (ORRAA) as a full member. ORRAA brings together the insurance and finance sectors, governments, non-profit organisations, and stakeholders from the Global South to pioneer finance and…
Story | 23 Oct, 2020
IUCN-Coca Cola “Monkey Cheeks” project received the silver award for Best Environmental Excellence
In Sept 2020, the 12th Global CSR Awards and The Good Governance Awards released the results of the winners online due to the Covid 19 pandemic. With 300 entries from 120 companies all over the world, a final selection of 48 companies were recognized with awards.
Story | 22 Oct, 2020
An intense day for biodiversity: IUCN busy with the EU Green Week, and MEPs discussing on the CAP
Tuesday 21 October was a remarkably busy day for the IUCN European Regional Office, in the context of the EU Green Week 2020. EU Biodiversity Targets for Protected Areas and Nature Restoration at the top of the Agenda
Story | 20 Oct, 2020
Business consultation on coffee transformation and water use in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
On September 10, 2020, IUCN organised a business consultation in Ho Chi Minh City on opportunities to transform coffee production in the Central Highlands to a more diverse and climate resilient crop mix.
Story | 17 Sep, 2020
Reflections on the State of the Union 2020 address
Story | 31 Aug, 2020
COVID-19 and Adaptive leadership
Practices conservation leaders can employ to cushion their organizations during crises. Blog from a webinar titled COVID-19 and Adaptive leadership, which was held on August 11, 2020
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 | 06 Aug, 2020
Around the world, the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and deepened existing patterns of social inequality and vulnerability. In particular, indigenous peoples face disproportionate and severe impacts, reflecting long-standing disparities in health services, economic access and…
Story | 27 Jul, 2020
An IUCN Virtual Dialogue: Spiritual Perspectives for a New Normal
CEESP News: by Liza Zogib, Chair of the IUCN CEESP Specialist Group on Religions, Spirituality, Environmental Conservation and Climate Justice (ReSpECC)
People of faith and spirituality are all thinking about, and offering guidance on, what an earth-centered[1], new normal, might…
Press release | 23 Jul, 2020
IUCN Standard to boost impact of nature-based solutions to global challenges
Gland, Switzerland, 23 July 2020 (IUCN) – IUCN today unveiled a Global Standard providing the first-ever set of benchmarks for nature-based solutions to global challenges. The new IUCN Global Standard will help governments, business and civil society ensure the effectiveness of…