Story | 17 Mar, 2021
Throughout the month of February, member-countries of the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) celebrated World Wetlands Day, raising awareness on the important role that wetlands play in providing water for communities and wildlife in the…
Story | 22 Feb, 2021
One-third of freshwater fish face extinction, warns new report
A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of the world’s rivers, lakes and wetlands and well-being of societies and economies across the…
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Each year, the international community celebrates World Wetlands Day on the 2nd February, a day to put a spotlight on the state of our wetlands globally. Organised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the 2021 theme focuses on the intrinsic link…
Story | 01 Dec, 2020
IUCN launches the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Asia
On 26 November 2020, IUCN Asia Regional Office hosted the Asia Launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions (NbS), building on the global launch, held in July. Over 215 participants joined the online event, including representatives from…
Story | 29 Sep, 2020
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Paul Mafabi
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of Mr Paul Mafabi – a leader in Ecosystem Management who made key contributions towards wetlands management in the region and globally.
Press release | 24 Jul, 2020
Гланд, Швейцария, 23 июля 2020 г. (МСОП). Сегодня МСОП опубликовал Глобальный стандарт решений с учетом природных факторов, который впервые в мире создал точку отсчета, позволяющую оценивать такие решения, являющиеся ответом на глобальные вызовы. Новый Глобальный стандарт МСОП…
Press release | 23 Jul, 2020
IUCN Standard to boost impact of nature-based solutions to global challenges
Gland, Switzerland, 23 July 2020 (IUCN) – IUCN today unveiled a Global Standard providing the first-ever set of benchmarks for nature-based solutions to global challenges. The new IUCN Global Standard will help governments, business and civil society ensure the effectiveness of…
Comunicado de prensa | 23 Jul, 2020
Gland, Suiza, 23 de julio de 2020 (UICN) - La UICN presentó hoy un Estándar Global que proporciona el primer conjunto de criterios de referencia para las Soluciones basadas en la Naturaleza (SbN) para hacer frente a los desafíos globales. El nuevo estándar…
Communiqué de presse | 23 Jul, 2020
Gland, Suisse, le 23 Juillet 2020 (UICN) - Aujourd’hui, l’UICN lance un Standard mondial, offrant le tout premier référentiel pour les Solutions fondées sur la Nature face aux défis mondiaux. Le nouveau Standard mondial de l'UICN aidera les gouvernements, les entreprises et la…
Story | 25 Mar, 2020
Nature-based Solutions for Water Infrastructure at your service
'Natural water infrastructure' is not built infrastructure. Instead, it is shaped, grown, eroded or deposited by nature over time. It refers to services nature provides for free, such as mangroves protecting shorelines from storms, peatlands sequestering carbon, wetlands filtering contaminated…