Effective forest conservation and Indigenous peoples and local communities (IP&LC)-led forest governance can only be achieved in a context where civil society organisations (CSOs) and IP&LCs can act in a safe operational space. A survey carried out by the Green Livelihoods Alliance (GLA), of which IUCN NL is part in 2023 showed that partners and communities in the GLA’s Forests for a Jus... More information
The world is switching from fossil fuels to clean energy, but mining the minerals that are needed for solar panels, wind turbines and batteries is destructive to ecosystems and local communities. Can it be done differently? ‘Mining companies are now starting afresh, but now they are also wearing a green jacket – after all, they are digging for the energy transition! But they still operate... More information
Header photo: a drone near Brokopondo in Suriname. © Britta Jaschinski / IUCN NL Digital technologies can contribute to conservation in several ways. For example, drones can detect activities such as illegal logging or fishing. In this way, such threats can be monitored more precisely in a short period of time and brought to the attention of stakeholders. This way, damage to nature is minimi... More information
...75,000 hectares of forest. More than half a million additional hectares of Indonesian forest are within nickel concessions, putting them at risk for deforestation[1]Source: https://mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/FromForeststoEVs.pdf Also read this article from Associated Press about the Weda Bay region in the province of North Maluku, which is now one of the world’s largest nickel... More information
‘If one partner leaves the alliance, it would feel like the amputation of a leg.’ A conversation with Diana Nabiruma and Richard Ssemmanda of the Green Livelihoods Alliance, about their fight against deforestation for fossil fuel extraction in Uganda and their support for local communities – ‘and they protect us from intelligence agents’. This article originally appeared... More information
At last year’s regional summit Conversations from the Amazon, representatives of Indigenous peoples gathered in Colombia to share knowledge and develop ‘sustainable initiatives of cultural and economic value’. Governments in the Amazon can set to work with them now, for the protection of the world’s richest rainforest. ‘You can cross the border in ten minutes, but som... More information
Protecting 1.22 percent of land worldwide prevents the extinction of the most-threatened species, according to a recent study published in Frontiers in Science. The analysis identified 16,825 unprotected sites where prioritising conservation actions would prevent the extinction of thousands of species. These so-called Conservation Imperatives ‘provide important insights into an effective deploym... More information
Gland, Switzerland, 20 June 2024 (IUCN) – The Iberian Lynx has improved from Endangered to Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, continuing its dramatic recovery from near extinction thanks to sustained conservation efforts. Header photo: Iberian lynx (c) StockPhotoAstur by Getty Images via Canva Pro ‘As the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species celebrates its 60th annive... More information
...nce of the GSAP to halt species decline in the Dutch context. ‘The Netherlands has created Red Lists to indicate the threat levels for 18 groups of species[1]https://minez.nederlandsesoorten.nl/content/rode-lijsten. Among the seven groups that have been most thoroughly studied[2]https://www.clo.nl/indicatoren/nl152116-rode-lijst-indicator-1995-2022, 40% of the… More information
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