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Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…

The addax desert antelope may be the world’s rarest hoofed mammal, with as few as 100 animals left in the wild. Despite oil exploration and extraction in and around their last remaining habitat, conservation efforts can still save the species from extinction if government agencies, big business…

A video is now available of the public event held April 20, 2021, to celebrate the launch of the new CCRN book, co-published by IUCN-CEESP: Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods.  

CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba*

As more and more terrestrial and marine regions come under protected area status, the idea of community-based conservation becomes…

CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba's Natural Resources Institute

The book is a synthesis of community-based conservation theory and practice, written as a textbook for university students and for international conservation practitioners. Berkes argues that biodiversity…

IUCN CEESP Virtual Dialogues to #BuildBackBetter

Faced with the deteriorating situation of environmental human rights defenders during the pandemic, how can the conservation community respond more effectively? Specifically, how can the IUCN Secretariat, membership networks and partner…