Story | 17 May, 2024
Global 24-hour online event marks a milestone in species conservation efforts
In a groundbreaking response to the IUCN World Conservation Congress Resolution 4.019, Reverse the Red hosted the first World Species Congress on May 15, 2024. This 24-hour online event successfully brought together conservationists, governments, civil society, indigenous organizations,…
News | 03 Apr, 2024
In over 12 years of implementation, the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) programme has assisted some 36 SIDS members of the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to address their priorities for improved management and governance of…
Story | 22 Feb, 2024
Skill-building trainings promote disaster readiness and forest protection
Facing severe problems due to climate change and losing flora and fauna diversity, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) is working towards minimising the impacts using Nature-based Solutions (NbS).
Story | 22 Feb, 2024
Embarking on a mission to adapt to climate change, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) unveiled its planned activities for the Nature-based financing for protected areas in Samoa – O Le Pupu Pu'e National Park Kiwa Initiative project.
Story | 13 Feb, 2024
Elephant range States from Southeast Asia review implementation of the CITES MIKE Programme
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is classified as Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, due to poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as human-elephant…
Story | 02 Feb, 2024
In a significant stride toward sustainable blue carbon restoration, the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) has unveiled the four winners of its latest Readiness call for project proposals. These exceptional projects stood out for their innovative approaches to differing challenges in the…
Story | 20 Nov, 2023
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) Project, a four-year global initiative, comes to an end leaving important contributions by promoting island circular economy and demonstrating effective, quantifiable solutions to address plastic waste leakage in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Press release | 26 Jul, 2023
Extraordinary action for protected areas recognised by International Ranger Awards
Gland, Switzerland, 26 July 2023 (IUCN) – Nine rangers and ranger teams have received the 2023 IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) International Ranger Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding work of protected areas rangers around the world, celebrating the dedication and…
Story | 16 Mar, 2023
A new report from the IUCN Plastic Waste Free Islands project answers the question, “What are key human rights issues arising from plastic pollution in the tourism, fisheries, and waste management sectors in the PWFI islands and how do these issues impact men and women differently?”
Story | 16 Mar, 2023
From cleaner oceans to thriving communities: the economic impacts of plastic pollution
With support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the Plastic Waste Free Islands project focused on six islands in the Pacific and the Caribbean regions: Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Saint Lucia. Three new economic briefs for the Caribbean,…