Nearly 17,000 hectares of nature for hundreds of species: thanks to support of our Land Acquisition Fund, seven nature organisations were able to protect habitats for endangered animals and plants in 2022. Species like the speckled dwarf tortoise in South Africa and the banteng, a wild bovine living in the forests of Cambodia, benefit from these conservation initiatives. Both species are listed En... More information
In Venezuela, conservationists encounter a multitude of challenges. While dealing with increasing deforestation, oil spills and other threats to nature, little governmental support and statistics are available. Akehe, the Venezuelan Network of Professionals for Nature, strengthens the work of conservationists in the South American country. Support of IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund, Re:wild and the... More information
During the UN 2023 Water Conference, taking place from 22 until 24 March, IUCN NL, Tropenbos International and WWF organise the event ‘From Pledge to Practice: a roadmap towards action with guidelines for implementing the Freshwater Challenge and the UN Water Action Agenda’. The session aims to further develop the roadmap together with CSOs, companies and governmental institutions. Pho... More information
Hana Raza was born in one of the Peshmerga camps of freedom fighters in Iraqi Kurdistan. When she was only few months old, the camp where she was staying was attacked with chemical weapons. Her family fled up into the mountains, where they and other families sought protection. Today, Hana protects the mountains that provided her safety and shelter when she was a child. With a master’s degree... More information
In the Colombian Amazon, the illegal extraction and trafficking of timber has been a persistent driver of deforestation. The global demand for timber became a threat to the forest even before cattle ranching and growing illicit crops. Throughout the Amazon region, logging causes drastic changes in land use: dense forests become deserted areas. In this fifth article of our series on drivers of defo... More information
Peatlands, marshes and other wetlands have a major role in mitigating climate change. In the REWET project, funded by the European Union, we have joined forces with 17 other European organisations to study the full potential of wetland areas. With information from seven open laboratories, including Weerribben-Wieden National Park in the Netherlands, we develop a comprehensive understanding of how European wetlands can best contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation. More information
While not perfect, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework that was adopted last December is a step in the right direction. It brings about a paradigm shift as it moves towards human rights-based, gender-responsive and socially equitable biodiversity conservation, which facilitates better implementation and accountability. This achievement would not have been possible without the articu... More information
The IUCN NL Land Acquisition Fund invites nature conservation NGOs around the world to submit their proposal to safeguard nature under threat. Our Land Acquisition Fund provides financial support to locally-based NGOs seeking to secure, connect and protect habitat of endangered species, through purchasing of long-term leasing. The deadline for submitting pre-proposals is May 1st, 2023. Header phot... More information
‘It was not an accident. You cannot prevent an accident.’ Today, it has been exactly four years since the Brumadinho dam in Brazil collapsed. The disaster caused a tsunami of toxic mining waste leaving 272 people dead and an ecosystem destroyed. Environmental human rights defender and journalist Carolina de Moura Campos, whose story is part of a documentary supported by IUCN NL, tells us about... More information
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