Story | 02 Feb, 2024
In a significant stride toward sustainable blue carbon restoration, the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) has unveiled the four winners of its latest Readiness call for project proposals. These exceptional projects stood out for their innovative approaches to differing challenges in the…
Press release | 26 Jul, 2023
Extraordinary action for protected areas recognised by International Ranger Awards
Gland, Switzerland, 26 July 2023 (IUCN) – Nine rangers and ranger teams have received the 2023 IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) International Ranger Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding work of protected areas rangers around the world, celebrating the dedication and…
Press release | 20 Jul, 2022
Rangers from Zimbabwe, Kenya and DRC among global award winners
Kigali, Rwanda, 20 July 2022 (IUCN) - At the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, twelve rangers and ranger teams from around the world received an International Ranger Award today for their extraordinary commitment to protecting nature and helping local communities.
Page | 30 Jun, 2022
Protected Areas Network Review for Palestine
The project aims at reviewing and updating the protected areas network in Palestine using systematic conservation planning principles and CBD PA design criteria to result in a connected, representative, efficient, and climate-resilient network of protected areas. The project conducted an…
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Biodiversity Conservation & Ecosystem Management for Iraqi Marshlands
IUCN and partners are implementing a project in Iraq to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management for the Iraqi Marshlands
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Initial Steps for the Establishment of the National Protected Areas Network
IUCN is implementing a project in Iraq: “Initial Steps for the Establishment of the National Protected Areas Network” funded by the Global Environment Facility. The objective of this project is to: “Develop and start implementing the plan for the establishment of a national Network of Protected…
Grey literature | 2015
TABE'A II report : enhancing regional capacities for World Heritage
The TABE'A II report is a second more detailed analysis of the Arab region's World Heritage Programme based on the baseline established in the first report from 2011, as well as of the progress achieved since then.
Story | 08 Jan, 2020
Creating value in the wildlife economy
Dr Sue Snyman used studies of southern African protected areas, their tourist facilities, and their communities, to answer questions of why conservation in these African nations makes the wildlife economy valuable (at the Global Wildlife Program annual conference, 2019, in Pretoria, South Africa…