Story | 05 Aug, 2020
"Rural development is all about improving the living conditions of people living in the rural areas. Restoring degraded and deforested land makes a great contribution towards this end. I strongly believe that Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is key as natural resources play a central role in…
Story | 04 Aug, 2020
Nature made our past, our evolution and constitutes our future... Reflections from Madagascar
"Born and living in a country that is home to nearly 5% of the world biodiversity may mean that we do not often ask ourselves why we love nature and why we should conserve it. But in my view, nature made our past, our evolution and constitutes our future," says Liliane Parany, a water and forest…
Story | 04 Aug, 2020
Guidelines target plastic pollution hotspots
From promoting innovative eco-design to banning the use of single-use plastic straws, efforts to curb plastic pollution are as ubiquitous as plastic itself. However, the problem is not going away. It is time to adopt a new strategy.
Communiqué de presse | 03 Aug, 2020
Gland, Suisse, 4 août 2020 (UICN) – Un total de total de six millions d’euros en financement d’aide d’urgence afin de répondre aux besoins urgents en matière de conservation de la biodiversité provoqués par la pandémie de COVID-19 est mis à disposition par l’Union internationale…
Press release | 03 Aug, 2020
Six million Euros made available for conservation action to counter COVID-19 impacts
Gland, Switzerland, 4 August 2020 (IUCN) – A total of six million Euros in emergency relief funding to address biodiversity conservation needs brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is being made available by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the…