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IUCN and the UN Decade Ecosystem Restoration Hub: Success Stories and Guidance
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (230+ words) The UN Decade Ecosystem Restoration Hub is a digital platform that enables restoration implementers to showcase their contributions to the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. It allows practitioners to connect with others in the global restoration community while spotlighting many…...
Communities and Marine Protected Areas Advance IUCN Green List Progress Across the Coral Triangle
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (195+ words) Together, these activities reflect a broader shift taking place across the Coral Triangle. Expanding marine protected area coverage remains important, but increasing attention is now being given to management quality, governance systems, community participation, and long-term conservation outcomes." While the…...
Turning OECMs into action: online session highlights a practical three-stage approach for implementation in China
17+ hour, 56+ min ago (338+ words) The guidance provides a systematic pathway from initiation to recognition, helping practitioners understand what needs to be done at each stage of OECM development," said Zhang Yan, Head of the IUCN China Country Office. Participants were introduced to integrating policy…...
Coral Triangle stories: Local Stewardship Is Strengthening the Lesser Sunda Seascape
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (504+ words) As the tide slowly retreated along the coast of Alor Island in eastern Indonesia, a group of women stepped carefully through the mud carrying young mangrove seedlings in their hands. For Mama Martha and the women of Kelompok Cinta Persahabatan,…...
IUCN to implement US$23 million GEF project portfolio to tackle biodiversity loss and boost climate resilience - Press release
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (194+ words) This new support shows what global partnerships can achieve. Through country-led action, the GEF is helping deliver lasting environmental benefits for communities, ecosystems and the planet," said Claude Gascon, Interim CEO and Chairperson of the GEF. New initiatives in Indonesia,…...
Finding Nature in Cities: How Nature-based Solutions Can Address Climate-Related Loss and Damage
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (971+ words) Against this backdrop, the third webinar in the PEDRR'FEBA Joint Working Group series on biodiversity and ecosystem-related loss and damage explored a critical question: "How can cities integrate Nature-based Solutions (Nb S) into their responses to climate-related loss and damage?" The…...
The 2026 Nature-based Solutions Summer School inaugurated in Guangzhou, China
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (188+ words) Guangzhou, China " IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), in partnership with China's Ministry of Natural Resources, Guangzhou municipal government and Hong Kong institutional partners, officially inaugurated the 2026 Nature-based Solutions (Nb S) Summer School." Taking place from 26 May to 4 June across…...
IUCN at the Eighth GEF Assembly
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (409+ words) IUCN is participating in the Eighth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly and Associated Meetings, to be held from May 30 to June 6, 2026 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan." Held once every four years, the Assembly is the highest governing body of the GEF. Ministers,…...
Cleopatra Butterfly: a Modern-Day Mediterranean Queen
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (235+ words) This month we highlight pollinators, indispensable pillars of nature. As part of our Species of the Month series, we focus on a specific pollinator that will make your heart flutter: the Cleopatra butterfly (Gonepteryx cleopatra)." Once fully formed, the adult…...
IUCN Academy launches first Professional Certificate course on Nature-Positive action
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (242+ words) Gland, Switzerland " The IUCN Academy this week launched its first-ever Professional Certificate course on IUCN RHINO, the organisation's approach for delivering Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes, with nearly 40 participants enrolled from across the public and private sectors. "This course marks an…...