Worldwide, four people are murdered every week for defending nature. Besides these murders, there is also criminalization, extortion, intimidation, arrests and violence. IUCN NL therefore led a project for three years to ensure more security for environmental defenders. In five countries – Colombia, Peru, DR Congo, Indonesia and the Philippines – we worked on concrete interventions tha... More information
Ryan Lynch is a tropical ecologist with a master’s degree in Wildlife Ecology & Conservation and a specific focus on amphibians and reptiles. Although originally from California, he has spent the past twenty years in the tropical forests of Ecuador after first visiting the country in 2001. Driven by his love of the land and nature, as CEO of Third Millennium Alliance (TMA) he... More information
Projects Rewilding traditional knowledge in jaguar landscapes Projects Forested Landscapes for Equity Projects Protection of environmental defenders Projects Financing natural coastal protection Projects Operation Jaguar Projects Combating Wildlife Crime in Virunga Projects Onder het Maaiveld Projects Fuelwood Ghana Projects Upemba-Kundelungu Complex and Lake Upemba Projects Shared Resources Joint... More information
With our project ‘Virunga Youth: Actors of Hope’ we want to get young people acquainted with the importance of Virunga National Park and get their support in the national park’s conservation efforts. More information
Natural infrastructure, such as the planting of mangrove forests, can play an important role in coastal protection in tropical countries. This is more important than ever to adapt to the changing climate and to prevent biodiversity loss. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency commissioned IUCN NL and Wolfs Company to conduct a market study on the methods available to finance natural coastal protection... More information
Environmental and human rights defenders fear the worst, as the Philippines lifted the ban on open-pit mining that intended to protect the country’s unique biodiversity and to prevent the contamination of watersheds since 2017. Header photo: Protestor holding sign calling to ban open-pit mining © ATM In December 2021, the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reverse... More information
Uganda is home to one of the richest rainforests in Africa, but population growth, unsustainable land use and climate change put increasing pressure on nature and livelihoods. Conserving these can only be done through strong collaboration between local, national and international networks of local communities, civil society, government and businesses. IUCN NL strengthens processes to connect diffe... More information
Diana Nabiruma is a Ugandan communications expert and environmental defender who leads campaigns to fight environmental destruction and human rights abuses in Uganda. Diana works as a Senior Programme and Communications Officer at Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), a non-profit that has been an important partner of IUCN NL for many years. Diana obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s... More information
For two decades, two mega hydropower dams in the heart of the Bolivian Amazon – El Bala and El Chepete – have been at the centre of the national government’s agenda to become the largest electricity exporter in South America. This large infrastructure project will have an irreversible impact on biodiversity and on the livelihoods of over 5,000 indigenous people. Yet their views are not taken... More information
