Story | 19 Jul, 2023
CEC attends IUCN Conference in Oxford
CEC commission member Catherine Kühn recently attended the IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence conference in Oxford, UK. The conference set the stage for tackling global human-wildlife conflict issues which affect the future of nature. CEC’s vision, “a world committed to protecting…
Noticias | 06 Feb, 2023
Educación Ambiental en América del Sur a través de las TIC
En el marco del Día Mundial de la Educación Ambiental, Lorena G. Coria, miembro de la Comisión de Educación y Comunicación de la UICN (CEC) en Argentina, comparte información sobre su trabajo al involucrar el uso de Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación en la Educación Ambiental en la…
Blog | 27 Jul, 2022
Bolivia en proceso de adoptar el Estándar de Lista Verde de la UICN
Instituciones gubernamentales están aplicando herramientas globales en sus estrategias de conservación. Como parte de un proceso piloto, tres áreas protegidas amazónicas están siendo evaluadas en el país.
Artículo | 04 Jul, 2022
CEC celebra el trabajo de Alejandra Torrez
Alejandra Torrez nos comparte su historia de trabajo en el marco del "Programa de Educación Gato Andino". Iniciativa que busca un cambio permanente en la percepción y valoración de la naturaleza, en especial del gato andino como especie emblemática de los Andes en Bolivia. Alejandra es miembro…
Story | 07 Jan, 2021
CEC celebrates Alejandra Torrez
Alejandra Torrez shares her story working in the 'Andean Cat Education Program', an initiative aiming to achieve a permanent change in the perception and valuation of nature, especially the Andean cat as an emblematic specie of the Andes in Bolivia. Alejandra…
Story | 18 Dec, 2018
GrowGreen: Chinese cities grow and with it, the need for green
Blog by Claire Warmenbol. Worldwide out of the 47 megacities, China alone counts 17. These are cities with a population in excess of 10 million people. Today over half of the Chinese mainland population lives in cities. Towards 2030, China aims for 70% of its population, about 900 million people…
Story | 22 Aug, 2018
Youth Forum at the 20th Tripartite Environmental Ministers’ Meeting in China
Upon invitation from #NatureForAll partner, China Environmental Education Center (CEEC) of Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China, IUCN CEC member Hanying Li spoke and facilitated the Youth Forum during 20th TEMM among China, Japan and S. Korea, which …
Press release | 02 Jul, 2015
Jamaica’s first World Heritage listing ups the number of natural sites to 229
The Blue and John Crow Mountains has become Jamaica’s first World Heritage site today, following advice from IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, responsible for evaluating the site’s natural values. Extensions of South Africa’s Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and Viet…
Story | 08 Jun, 2015
To have healthy oceans we need healthy marine wildlife
According to the United Nations, World Oceans Day is about a healthy planet being based on healthy oceans – so true and in so many ways! The ecological pressures on Earth’s oceans are as diverse and daunting as the storms that can roll across its blue horizons. But there is hope rolling in the…
Story | 14 May, 2015
IUCN recommends action for natural World Heritage in danger
Key recommendations by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, on new and threatened natural World Heritage sites are released today ahead of the World Heritage Committee meeting which takes place in Bonn, Germany from 28 June to 8 July. IUCN recommends that Colombia’s Los…