Artículo | 01 Jun, 2023
El Proyecto Altiplano Resiliente, a través de su Sistema de Alerta Temprana, da seguimiento al fenómeno de El Niño alertando a productores del Altiplano guatemalteco y capacitándoles para la implementación de medidas de adaptación basada en ecosistemas (AbE) y prácticas agrícolas de acuerdo con…
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Taking stock of global progress on nature-based solutions to climate change
The role of nature-based solutions was recognised in key multilateral processes in 2022, including at UNFCCC COP27 and CBD COP15. This official side event of the 58th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies (SB58) will take stock of the collective progress made to date and identify what can be…
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Protecting Our Coasts: The Promise of Nature-Based Resilience
Coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, seagrasses, reefs and wetlands, provide natural protection against storm surges and other coastal climate impacts. But these ecosystems are vulnerable to damage, and themselves need to be preserved. Ocean acidification, rising sea levels, changes in water…
Story | 01 May, 2023
Mozambique companies champion good practices in value chains
Mozambique has developed a strategy that builds on large companies championing sustainable practices to spread them throughout their value chains. The aim is to accelerate the adoption of good biodiversity practices, by subcontractors and suppliers, that will support biodiversity and economic…
Story | 24 Apr, 2023
IUCN mourns an Ocean Champion.
It is with deep sorrow that IUCN announces the untimely passing of Ziad Samaha, a stellar ocean champion, who dedicated his life to defending the marine environment of his beloved Mediterranean Sea. Ziad died on April 21st, 2023 in a tragic diving…
Story | 18 Apr, 2023
Agriculture and fisheries stakeholders in Senegal ready to act for biodiversity
As part of the BIODEV2030 project, IUCN Senegal deployed an innovative mobilisation approach to catalyse voluntary commitments from economic actors for biodiversity. After seven participatory workshops held in October and November 2022, 14…
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…
Story | 20 Mar, 2023
Our relationship with plastic needs rethinking: Plastic pollution is detrimental to our oceanic ecosystems and the livelihoods and economies depending on it. To address these challenges, there are several options and methodologies that have been shown to work well but bringing them together with…
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,…
News | 07 Mar, 2023
CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival & Forum on LiFE in Goa
The CMS VATAVARAN Film Festival & Forum on LiFE is taking place in Goa from March 5-7, 2023. The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) is pleased to collaborate with CMS VATAVARAN in organizing this first-ever green film festival and forum, focused on encouraging public and…