The Amazon is the most extensive rainforest on Earth. In a world where rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate while the climate is changing, it is of great importance to safeguard the Amazon region. In Colombia, 35% of the land is covered by rainforest. But its Amazon is at risk: the globally surging demand for commodities such as beef, palm oil, gold and illicit crops for illicit… More information
How the plant species is pollinated is still very much a mystery, but the urgency of protecting it is crystal clear. In Uganda, the population of the critically endangered Mpanga Falls cycad is under increasing pressure. In April of this year and with support from the IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund, the Kyaninga Forest Foundation has taken substantial steps in safeguarding the cycad ecosystem in Mp... More information
At the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, leading practitioners, academics and thought leaders will address pressing global challenges. The conference will take place from 18 until 21 June in The Hague. Critical issues will be covered, including climate change, water security, peace and justice, natural resource management and the role of digital technologies in environ... More information
In May 2024, the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) came into force. An important regulation concerning the extraction and use of critical raw materials. The regulation aims to ensure that sufficient raw materials are available in Europe to meet growing demand. Antoinette Sprenger, senior expert on environmental justice at IUCN NL, explains what the introduction of this law means for natur... More information
As nations globally strive to find sustainable solutions to climate adversity, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and locally-led adaptation (LLA) emerged as a promising approaches, blending traditional knowledge with innovative strategies to enhance ecological and human well-being. This article explores the implementation of these approaches in Bolivia, where watershed agreements are made to addres... More information
The Chiquitania forest, located in the eastern lowlands of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and extending into Mato Grosso, Brazil, represents one of the most unique and critically important ecosystems in the world. Chiquitania is a tropical dry forest, a biome that does not have the same global recognition as the Amazon Rainforest, yet it plays an essential role in biodiversity conservation and climate regul... More information
Europe’s biodiversity continues to decline. This also concerns wetland ecosystems: 80 percent of European wetlands have been lost in the last 100 years. Throughout most of human civilisation, wetlands have been considered ‘unproductive land’ and were drained for agricultural purposes and urbanisation. As a consequence, wetlands, including bogs, mires and fens, are now among the most degraded... More information
Globally, vegetable oils account for over 37% of agricultural land use. This number is expected to increase, and with it the possibility that oil production negatively impacts biodiversity. A new IUCN report, published today by the IUCN Oil Crops Task Force, examines global oil production and what is needed for a sustainable future for oil production. Header photo: Orangutans have suffered greatly... More information
For nearly two decades, Odette Curtis-Scott has been dedicating her life to protecting renosterveld in South Africa. Through her organisation Overberg Renosterveld Conservation Trust, she has been working on building awareness of the intrinsic value of renosterveld. ‘We see massive changes among farmers. They start to realise the beauty of their land and what it is worth beyond just its monetary... More information
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