Grey literature | 2023
Measuring the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators and quality analyses
Efforts to assess the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators are indispensable at a time when environmental law and its effective implementation and enforcement are crucial in the global transformation towards a sustainable society. Environmental law requires tools which…
Publication | 2023
Nature-based Solutions for corporate climate targets
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are activities undertaken to protect, sustainably manage and restore natural and modified ecosystems to simultaneously benefit people and nature. NbS are critical to addressing challenges like climate change, food security, water security, disaster risk, human health…
News | 09 Nov, 2023
ReSea Project Launched to Strengthen Coastal Communities in Kenya
The Regenerative Seascapes Project for Planet, Nature and People (ReSea) was officially launched at an event in Dabaso Primary School, Watamu, Kilifi County, Kenya. ReSea is a 3-year, $30 million project, $7 million of which goes to Kenya, implemented by Mission Inclusion in partnership with the…
Information brief | 2023
Instruções da IUCN WCEL para Negociadores para o INC-3
Em 2022, a Comissão Mundial de Direito Ambiental da IUCN (WCEL) criou a Task Force sobre Poluição por Plásticos para fornecer insights e apoio ao processo de negociação do Tratado. As instruções a seguir fazem parte de um conjunto de dez resumos jurídicos direcionados que fazem parte da presente…
Note informative | 2023
Notes d’information de la CMDE-UICN à l’intention des négociateurs du CIN-3
En 2022, la Commission mondiale du droit de l’environnement (CMDE) de l’UICN a créé le Groupe de travail sur la pollution plastique dans le but de fournir des informations et un soutien au processus de négociation du Traité. La note d’information suivante fait partie d’un ensemble de dix notes…
Blog | 01 Nov, 2023
TREPA project to plant over 18,000 ha of native species during 2023-2024 tree planting season
Rwanda’s Eastern Province contains the largest area of national farming lands, but it is highly vulnerable to increasing droughts. With smallholder farmers depending exclusively on rainfall, changes to weather seasonality including shorter and more intense rainy seasons have led to crop failure…
Information brief | 2023
Esta nota esclarece a diferença entre PINs e NAPs e fornece uma lista de recomendações chave para informar a negociação de um tratado sobre poluição plástica. A nota informativa foi redigida pelo WCEL da UICN e pelo Centro de Direito Internacional do Ambiente (CIEL).
Note informative | 2023
Cette note clarifie la différence entre les NIPs et les NAPs et fournit une liste de recommandations clés visant à éclairer la négociation d’un traité sur la pollution des plastiques. Cette note d'information a été rédigée par le WCEL de l'UICN et le Centre pour le droit international de l'…
Story | 26 Oct, 2023
Students learn about nature through art in Lang Sen Wetland Nature Reserve
On 26-28 September 2023, IUCN collaborated with Lang Sen Wetland Nature Reserve (NR) to organise a nature and art event on the theme “I love wetlands in Lang Sen” at the Vinh Chau A, Vinh Loi, and the Vinh Dai Primary & Secondary Schools in Long An Province. The aim was to educate and raise…
Blog | 25 Oct, 2023
Brief note about Transforming Eastern Province through Adaptation (TREPA) project
Rwanda is ranked among African countries in terms of natural resource dependency. In recent years, over the last decade, the frequency and severity of climate related impacts, particularly floods, droughts and landslides have significantly increased, resulting in loss of lives, crop and…