Story | 19 Apr, 2024
TNYC enhances Tonga's coastal resilience with NbS
The Tonga National Youth Congress (TNYC) Kiwa Initiative project is using Nature-based Solutions (NbS) to protect Tonga's coastal environments and strengthen climate resilience.
Story | 15 Dec, 2023
Fostering private land as beacon of hope for threatened species in Sri Lanka
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC, a leading manufacturer of tea and rubber, has partnered with IUCN Sri Lanka to develop a conservation project, fostering a privately managed landscape as a beacon of hope for globally threatened species and ecosystems found outside of protected areas. The primary…
Story | 04 Sep, 2023
Forest Landscape Restoration experience of HSBC volunteers in Sri Lanka
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), a global bank, has worked with IUCN since 2010 on different initiatives. The latest is the ‘Climate-Smart Opportunities through Restoration and Education (CORE)’ project in Sri Lanka commenced in 2021 to address both climate change and…
Artículo | 02 May, 2023
La Comisión de Educación y Comunicación (CEC) de la UICN se complace en ser un aliado institucional del programa de capacitación Líderes Ambientales del Instituto Jane Goodall Argentina y extiende su invitación a conocer más sobre esta iniciativa en el marco de su edición 2023.
Brochure | 2022
IUCN SADC Transfrontier Conservation Area Financing Facility Fact Sheet
The SADC TFCA Financing Facility (TFCA FF) is a regional fund established to provide sustainable funding for conservation and management actions in Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The Facility is managed by IUCN – Eastern and…
Story | 05 Apr, 2022
The learning journey of NbS in the Pacific
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”.
Story | 05 Apr, 2022
First round of concept notes received, what’s next?
The 31st of March was an exciting day for the Local Projects Component of the Kiwa Initiative for the Pacific Island Countries in the ACP as it marked the deadline for the submission of full proposals.
Blog | 23 Mar, 2022
Improving the sustainable use of groundwater in Tongatapu
Many places in the Pacific rely on groundwater as their source of fresh drinking water.
Crossroads blog | 22 Feb, 2022
To save the addax antelope, the oil sector and government must work together with conservationists
The addax desert antelope may be the world’s rarest hoofed mammal, with as few as 100 animals left in the wild. Despite oil exploration and extraction in and around their last remaining habitat, conservation efforts can still save the species from extinction if government agencies, big business…