Blog by Claire Warmenbol. Exactly one month ago the COP26 hammer was gaveled. These are my impressions from that climate conference - my first - which I found it to be like no other, both in terms of diversity and calibre of participants as well as in vigour and…
Brussels, Belgium -- A radical alliance is needed between the conservation and energy sectors to meet the growing demand for renewable energy and related grid infrastructure, according to the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), International Union for Conservation of…
In cooperation with the Public Investment Management Office of the Government of the Republic of Serbia a working lunch for key partners in Serbia was organised to discuss the application of Nature-based Solutions aimed at…
Today, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥Â European office released a new paper which details the importance of the World Conservation Congress for Europe. At the Congress, a number of European Members were elected to the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Council – the organisations principal governing body. The Members also voted in favour of key…
This summary for policy makers synthesises key issues, findings and recommendations from Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Gender-based violence and environment linkages: the violence of inequality (Castañeda et al., 2020). Bringing together existing and new evidence from across sectors and spheres, the publication serves…
Legal practitioners, environmental law professors, and judges will convene online and in-person for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-WCEL 2nd World Environmental Law Congress European regional event on Measuring the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators. This hybrid event will take place online…
This new series is about opening a space for PANORAMA Solutions Providers, to express their perceptions and perspectives on global issues. We aim at valuing their knowledge and know-how as well as collecting their recommendations and needs for upscaling and accelerating the impacts of their…
Efforts to address the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change must ensure that human rights are protected and that recognition and support for the leadership roles of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women and youth reflect the importance of their contributions to the…
Last year, one of the most well attended of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥â€™s Vital Sites webinars was on the revision and launch of a new version of the Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT). First published in 2002, the METT was one of the first tools developed to reflect the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ WCPA Framework for protected…