Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
Exploring the scope of ecofeminism in the biodiversity-climate nexus
Susan Ann Samuel, PhD Candidate at University of Leeds, School of Politics and International Studies
Grey literature | 2023
Assessing the social impacts of conservation: A review of methods
Helen Suich (independent resercher) and Neil Dawson (IUCN CEESP Chair of Human Wellbeing and Sustainable Livelihoods), report authors
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…
IUCN event
Interactive Dialogue - Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment
The interactive dialogue is one of five, which are a key part of the official Programme of the UN Water Conference. It will explore the current status, challenges and opportunities for progress, including transformative solutions, related to the interlinkages between water, climate resilience…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
The problem that has no name: Gender, climate migration, and the case of Israel
Dr. Hadas Cohen, Visiting Assistant Professor and Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israeli Studies, University of Oklahoma
Israel, a climate change hot spot, is preparing for global warming. The government is aware…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Towards a systematic approach: Women, climate change and mobility
Cristina Dragomir, Clinical Assistant Professor, New York University
In the current climate crisis women and girls are often described as perpetual victims and/or leaders of addressing emerging issues. While this approach is important in addressing gendered inequalities…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
Members of the Harmattan Theater activate ecological awareness through performance
May Joseph, Founder, Harmattan Theater, Professor of Social Science, Pratt Institute
Women and Children are some of the most vulnerable demographics affected by climate change displacement. The work of the environmental company…
Story | 03 Mar, 2023
UN Special Rapporteur calls for accelerated, gender-transformative climate and environmental action
Dr. David R. Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Associate Professor of Law, Policy, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia; Stephanie Keene, International Human Rights Lawyer
Actualité | 01 Feb, 2023
Du 2 au 7 novembre 2022, le « Centre for Media Studies » (CMS), en collaboration avec la Commission de l'éducation et de la communication (CEC) de l'UICN et le Haut-commissariat du Canada en Inde, au Bhoutan et au Népal, a organisé le tout premier festival et forum sur l'action climatique et la…