Originally from southern Chile, Natalia Gutierrez Salgado and Sebastian Vidal Diaz fell in love with the Altiplano up north. The area has an average altitude of 4,000 metres. ‘People think that biodiversity equals giant trees and lots of insects and birds. In the Altiplano you must look a bit better, but there are vicuñas, a large number of birds and many other species. The biodiversity is camo... More information
Madre de Dios, perceived as Peru’s capital of biodiversity and cultural diversity, faces significant impacts from gold mining activities. The consequences extend from ecological to social, ranging from ecological degradation to social consequences including human rights violations and the loss of ancestral lands. In the ancient forests of Madre de Dios, every body is hurt: from rivers to soils a... More information
Sadness, helplessness and anger are the collective emotions expressed by youth in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. In May 2024, a qualitative transdisciplinary research study revealed that these young individuals possess a nuanced understanding of the drivers of land loss, including deforestation, slash-and-burn agriculture and land grabbing, often exacerbated by climate change. Youth recognise that the compo... More information
Did you know that world record holder in bird watching Arjan Dwarshuis is ambassador for the Land Acquisition Fund? The bird expert is also an important donor. Through his birding excursions in the Netherlands, Arjan has raised over 9,000 euros to support the work of our partner organisations, from Iraq to Bolivia. The Land Acquisition Fund ambassador wants to contribute to putting a halt to the b... More information
In Padang Laweh, West Sumatra, the Social Forestry Business Group (KUPS) Putra Harapan is striving to create sustainable livelihoods while preserving the local environment. With support of the Strengthen the Roots programme, the members of Putra Harapan attended multiple trainings and built a washing place for agarwood leaves amongst others, enabling them to improve the quality of the agarwood-lea... More information
At the IUCN National Red List workshop important steps were taken towards standardised and effective National Red Lists, which are crucial for biodiversity conservation worldwide. Experts and other stakeholders discussed how to promote the quality and use of these National Red Lists. Header photo: IUCN National Red List workshop participants © IUCN The workshop, organised by IUCN Interregional Co... More information
A strong civil society is essential for foreign trade and development cooperation. That is why the Strategic Partnerships[1]Strategic Partnerships are groups of civil society organisations working together with each other and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These partnerships work in the fields of climate change, gender … Continue reading,including the Green Livelihoods... More information
Supported by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), IUCN NL and partners in Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and the Seychelles are guiding ecosystem-based adaptation and conservation projects in this biodiversity hotspot – a group of islands with incredible species diversity and extremely high rates of endemism. In a series of articles we are highlighting some of these powerful projects.... More information
How do we ensure that climate and biodiversity funding reach locally-led nature and climate initiatives? What challenges face local entrepreneurs in scaling and financing nature-based solutions? These were the central topics of the events that Mobilising More for Climate (MoMo4C) presented at the CBD COP16 in Colombia last month. ‘Five of our partners from landscapes in Ghana, Zambia, Uganda an... More information
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