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Freshwater Challenge: Mobilizing action to restore freshwater ecosystems
This high-level side event of the UN Water Conference will officially launch the Freshwater Challenge: a country-driven initiative to leverage the support needed to restore 300,000 km of rivers and 350 million hectares of inland wetlands by 2030 to enhance water security, tackle climate change,…
Story | 02 Mar, 2023
A conversation with Rosa Garcia Piñero, President of Alcoa Foundation, to understand the goals of the partnership
Story | 27 Feb, 2023
Economic valuation of ecosystems in the Gulf of Mottama
The triangle-shaped Gulf of Mottama, situated in southern Myanmar, is home to one of the world’s most dynamic intertidal systems. The extreme turbidity is produced by the delivery of 350 million tonnes per year of sediment from four large rivers, a tidal bore that moves at 3 metres per second,…
Grey literature | 2023
Application of the Restoration Barometer in Costa Rica
Ecosystem restoration has been recognized as an effective means of mitigating climate change, reversing biodiversity and soil loss at the same time. The Restoration Barometer, originally created to allow countries to report their progress under the Bonn Challenge, provides a tool that adapts to…
Literatura gris | 2023
Aplicación del Barómetro de la Restauración en Costa Rica
La restauración de ecosistemas ha sido reconocida como un medio efectivo para mitigar al cambio climático, revertir la perdida de biodiversidad y de suelo al mismo tiempo. El barómetro de la restauración, originalmente creado para permitir a los países reportar sus avances en el marco del…
Story | 14 Feb, 2023
Transboundary dialogue on wetlands and agriculture in the Mekong Delta
In September 2022, IUCN and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) organised a transboundary dialogue on wetlands (seasonally flooded grasslands) and agriculture in the Mekong Delta. The dialogue was held in Kampot, Cambodia, with 60 participants from provincial governments, research…
Annual reports | 2018
Assessing IUCN’s Contribution To Uganda's Forest Landscape Restoration Processes
Uganda's forest landscapes are precious in so many ways, but the country continues to lose its important forest assets at an unprecedented rate. In recent years, forest landscape restoration has been in place to help reverse that trend. So how is it going?
Publication | 2023
La science de l’évaluation des risques écosystémiques au service de la restauration des écosystèmes
Les récentes initiatives mondiales en matière de restauration d’écosystèmes offrent une opportunité sans précédent d’améliorer la conservation de la biodiversité ainsi que la santé et le bien-être humains. Les écosystèmes constituent une composante essentielle de la biodiversité. Ils offrent aux…
Publicación | 2023
La ciencia de la evaluación del riesgo ecosistémico al servicio de la restauración de ecosistemas
Las recientes iniciativas mundiales de restauración de ecosistemas ofrecen una oportunidad sin precedentes para mejorar la conservación de la biodiversidad y la salud y el bienestar humanos. de la biodiversidad. Proporcionan a los seres humanos múltiples beneficios: un clima estable y un aire…
Press release | 13 Dec, 2022
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…