Story | 11 Nov, 2021
Jointly with the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, IUCN is setting up the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF)
Story | 10 Nov, 2021
Global launch of the Great Blue Wall
Movement launched to conserve and restore marine and coastal biodiversity while unlocking the development of a regenerative sustainable blue economy
At the UNFCCC COP26 in Glasgow, Western Indian Ocean states and partners including International Union for Conservation of…
Story | 03 Nov, 2021
A new IUCN report, Acting on Ocean Risk, reveals that densely populated coastal areas are exposed to increasing threats such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events. Focusing on the situation in Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, the report…
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
Brand new podcast builds the business case for investing in our ocean
IUCN’s Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility has released a new podcast, Investing for Ocean Impact, which explores a new future for ocean financing.
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
This International Black Sea Action Day, 31st October, 11 habitats of Red-List Endangered Black Sea harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins as well as Vulnerable Black Sea common dolphins have been formally awarded Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) status by the…
Story | 28 Oct, 2021
Since its launch in 2018, the Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility (BNCFF) has supported a wide variety of marine and coastal conservation projects, with a high climate impact, on their path to becoming sustainable, climate resilient Blue Natural Capital businesses that are appealing to…
Artículo | 25 Oct, 2021
Los 10 logros principales del Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera
El Proyecto Regional de Biodiversidad Costera es una iniciativa de la Agencia de los Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), implementada por un consorcio liderado por la UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), en el que participan
Story | 24 Oct, 2021
Gabura to Glasgow: Act on climate change and biodiversity loss
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir *
Story | 19 Oct, 2021
Marine Heatwaves: a serious threat to marine biodiversity and livelihoods
Back in 2011, extremely warm water temperatures persisting over thousands of kilometres along the coastline of Western Australia caused coral bleaching, mass die-out of marine life and wiped out kelp forests. Since then, this phenomenon of abnormally high-water temperatures has been recorded in…
Story | 12 Oct, 2021
Global Fund for Coral Reef partners with IUCN for climate-resilient coral reef conservation
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have joined forces, combining their mutually beneficial strengths to scale up reef conservation.