Story | 29 Aug, 2019
The Future of Dams - Viable Options or Stranded Assets?
Since the 1997 IUCN-World Bank study 'Large Dams: Learning from the Past, Looking at the Future' and the subsequent establishment of the World Commission on Dams, IUCN recognises dams are, for better or worse, an integral part of a post fossil-fuel future in which energy needs are met for all.…
Story | 10 Jan, 2019
#NatureForAll movement inspires the people of Socotra
Local people in Yemen’s Socotra Archipelago, a natural World Heritage with unique species and stunning landscapes, welcomed the idea of reconnecting with nature as relevant to their traditional ways of life, during a discussion with IUCN’s Commission on Education and…
Story | 03 Jul, 2018
The 12-year-old Belizean girl who spoke up at the World Heritage Committee meeting – interview
“I respectfully encourage the representatives of each country present to think of my generation in decision-making regarding World Heritage sites – our barrier reef and our planet depend on it.” Thus did Madison Pearl Edwards address the delegates gathered at UNESCO’s 42nd World Heritage…
Story | 09 Apr, 2018
New IUCN guide highlights how sports industry can contribute to biodiversity conservation
Gland, Switzerland, 9 April 2018 (IUCN) – A new guide designed to help the sports industry understand its potential impacts on nature and options for mitigating them, as well as identify new opportunities for sport to enhance conservation, was…
Story | 02 Feb, 2018
World Wetlands Day 2018: Focus on Urban Wetlands
For the seventh year in a row, the WEF Global Risk Report placed Water Crises in its Top 5 Global Risks. Such repeated warnings have led business and policy makers to seek solutions and innovation to avert water crises. Yet solutions often lie in the water ecosystems themselves. Today’s ‘World…
Story | 28 Apr, 2017
The Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia (PNNC) hosted this year’s annual WCPA Steering Committee meeting in Cartagena, Colombia. The meeting was the first since Kathy MacKinnon was elected Chair and focused on the Commission’s achievements and challenges, the 2017-2020 Joint Work Programme…
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 03 Aug, 2016
Tell us your water story and win a prize
Are you working in conservation? In forest, marine, climate change areas or others? Has water made an unexpected appearance in your work? Then we are looking for your story.
Artículo | 22 Mar, 2016
Blog Día Mundial del Agua: Por qué es buen negocio invertir en infraestructura hídrica natural
Blog de Renat Heuberger, Director General del Grupo South Pole, y Mark Smith, Director del Programa Mundial de Agua de la UICN. ¿Por qué un grupo de banqueros y gestores de fondos pasó toda una tarde en un café de Zúrich hablado de la naturaleza? Por las oportunidades y la innovación.
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Article | 22 Mar, 2016
Ecrit par Renat Heuberger, PDG du groupe South Pole, et de Mark Smith, directeur du Programme mondial de l’eau de l’UICN. Pourquoi un groupe de banquiers et de gestionnaires de fonds s’est-il réuni un après-midi à Zurich dans un café pour parler de la nature? Pour parler d’…