The Alliance for the Tompotika Conservation has secured important habitat of the maleo on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi through an urgent land purchase. With support from the Land Acquisition Fund, the local NGO purchased an area of 24 hectares that would otherwise have been bought by a mining company. In Indonesia, mining is a growing threat to wildlife. Header photo: Beach protected by AlTo... More information
In Madre de Dios, covering over 3.8 million hectares of the Peruvian Amazon, environmental and human rights defenders protect their territories against the backdrop of illegal mining. The region hosts one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. It is threatened, however, by illegal extractive activities that not only compromise the forest’s ecological integrity, but also the safety and h... More information
Sian Owen is the Executive Director of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC) and an expert on the dangers of deep-sea mining, with more than 20 years of experience in the field of ocean conservation. De DSCC is one of the partners in our project Bottom Line! focusing on a just energy transition. Stop Ecocide NL is also a partner in this project. They interviewed Owen about her… More information
The Netherlands leads the world when it comes to our approach to water and agriculture issues. Investments in these sectors form an important part of our national earning capacity. The knowledge and innovation programme NL2120 lays the foundation for structural improvement of our green earning capacity, while making our country climate-proof and liveable at the same time. More information
The EU Nature Restoration Law was adopted by the European Parliament in late February. Despite a diluted ambition, it is an essential step towards restoring European ecosystems. Next month, the EU Council will vote on the law’s final approval. Once adopted, all eyes will turn to the EU Member States for implementation. Data provided by the Horizon Europe project REWET, a laboratory for the resto... More information
Today, on International Women’s Day, we look at the inspirational achievements on women’s rights and gender justice in conservation. Frederique Holle, environmental justice and gender expert, reflects on this year’s theme: invest in women. ‘It is exciting to see our partners’ various approaches addressing structural power inequalities and gender gaps. The impact they have on the live... More information
Sustainable land use benefits both people and nature. In many parts of the world, however, women do not equal opportunities in ownership and use of land and its resources. MoMo4C works on business enterprise development in six landscapes in Africa and Asia that face a large variety of threats to their biodiversity and climate resilience. Our Ugandan partner ECOTRUST applies the GALS approach withi... More information
With over three decades of experience in conservation and sustainable development, Dr. Grethel Aguilar was appointed as Director General of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in October 2023. She has long been engaged in the championing of gender equality in conservation. In the light of International Women’s Day, IUCN NL spoke with Dr. Aguilar about her ingrained passion for... More information
In October of last year, the 2nd global thematic social forum on mining and the extractive economy (TSF-mining) was held in Semarang, Indonesia. IUCN NL partner organisation Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) was one of the co-organisers of the event. The aim of the TSF-mining is to strengthen and build a broad global movement of activists from all continents who are facing the problems of mining and extrac... More information
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