CEESP News: Mahawa Komala, Mandela Washington Fellow for Young African Leaders with CI’s Center for Communities and Conservation
Reflecting on her work with everyday ghandis in northern Liberia, Mahawa Komala describes how engaging communities in forest management in Liberia in times of…
CEESP News: Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan. While there are several necessary measures needed to operationalize Nigeria's 2021 Climate Change Act, it demonstrates the seriousness with which the country is approaching climate action. Being the first stand-alone comprehensive climate change legislation in…
Prosecutors from 11 African nations meeting in Nairobi between 14-17 March 2022 pledged to deepen their cross-border collaboration on 'asset recovery' - taking back the proceeds of wildlife crime and on ending the money-laundering that allows ill-gotten…
Mozambique is a country rich in terrestrial, marine and aquatic biodiversity and highly committed to its conservation and preservation. So much so that 26% of the territory is covered by terrestrial conservation areas. As a country heavily…
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Calls for Proposals for the latest BIOPAMA Action Component grants.
The BIOPAMA Action Component is a 21-million-Euro grant-making facility managed by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in the frame of the BIOPAMA (…
A new report from the AquaCoCo project works to identify synergies between sustainable development of coastal communities, aquaculture, and marine and coastal conservation. It examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Global Standard for NbS when applied to…
The addax desert antelope may be the world’s rarest hoofed mammal, with as few as 100 animals left in the wild. Despite oil exploration and extraction in and around their last remaining habitat, conservation efforts can still save the species from extinction if government agencies, big business…
The Inaugural Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), previously scheduled for 7-12 March 2022, has been postponed to 18-23 July 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda.
The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) extends the UNEP Ozone Secretariat's invitation to explore Reset Earth, a set of free toolkits to support teachers looking for creating engaging learner experiences with new…