News | 27 Nov, 2023
New report on High Seas Biodiversity Treaty gives accessible at-a-glance introduction
This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…
News | 26 Jun, 2023
Who is assigned to protect Antarctic ecosystems and their famous fauna? Latest news
The body responsible for the protection of Antarctica’s precious life, The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), has just completed a special meeting in Santiago, Chile. IUCN participated as an observer promoting independent science and urging delegates…
Blog | 20 Jun, 2023
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, celebrates the adoption by consensus of the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty*, 19 June, New York UN, by all United Nations member states, and looks to what needs to happen next for momentum to be maintained.…
Story | 12 May, 2022
Stakeholders call for urgent policy action on sustainable green growth
WCEL members and other leading sustainability experts have called for the urgent development of clear and comprehensive policies on inclusive green growth, in order to ensure progress in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria and beyond.
Story | 05 May, 2022
Save the date: Online Webinar "Governing Sustainable Agri-food Systems" (14 July 2022)
WCEL will cooperate with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the webinar "Governing Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Strengthening Legislation and Building Capacity to Support Implementation, Compliance and Enforcement". The event will be held on 14 July 2022 from…
Story | 04 Apr, 2022
Manifesto for National Integrated Legal Frameworks for Water Resources Governance launched
In the context of the 9th World Water Forum (Dakar, Senegal 21-26 March 2022), the International Association for Water Law (AIDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), has developed and launched a Manifesto for National Integrated Legal Frameworks for Water Resources…
IUCN Statement | 14 Mar, 2022
Joint Statement by IUCN Commissions
WG II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC
Story | 03 Mar, 2022
IUCN is pleased to issue the final version of an Interim Report entitled "Governance of High Seas Ecosystems: Big Data and AI". This report was produced by NLA International after conducting interviews with ocean experts and ocean users.
Story | 15 Feb, 2022
A global convention to stand together against pandemics
By Michel Prieur and Mohamed Ali Mekouar (President and Vice-President of the International Centre for Comparative Environmental Law / Members of IUCN WCEL)
Story | 11 Feb, 2022
UN to adopt a Political Declaration to commemorate UNEP's fiftieth anniversary
The negotiation process counted with the contribution from IUCN WCEL.