On February 2nd the worldÌýcelebrates itsÌýwetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people andÌýnature.Ìý Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
The Government of Uganda, in partnership with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and other government agencies, conducted an extensive assessment of restoration potential in the country. The study identified 8,079,622.1 ha. of land that could benefit from restoration and will help Uganda…
Restoration of the world’s ecosystems is a huge challenge. In many cases, restoration processes occur at a landscape scale and so require the coordinated decision making of many stakeholders and landowners including communities, governments and the private sector. Working across so many sectors…
Le Bénin et le Togo s’apprêtent à construire sur le fleuve Mono le barrage hydro-électrique d’Adjaralla. Une séance de concertation entre les Partis Prenantes a été organisée du 19 au 21 décembre afin d’assurer l’application des lignes directrices au cours de sa construction.
Increasing challenges with disasters are linked to environmental degradation but yet are not always recognized as an environmental emergency. The 6th Africa Regional Platform and 5th High Level Meeting on disaster risk reduction held in Mauritius on 22-25 November 2016 provided the right…
Written by Marloes Mul, IWMIÌýSenior Researcher Hydrology and Water Resources
29% of the 82,954 species which are listed on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List are threatened with extinction. This figure was announced at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress which took place in Hawai’i from the 1st to the 10th of September 2016. If habitat loss and climate change partly explain the alarming…
Members of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ attended the World Conservation Congress that was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, 1-10 September 2016. In accordance with the provisions of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Statutes, the members elected new members of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Council for the period 2017 – 2020. Four Councillors were elected to represent the…
October 2016 -ÌýMarie Parramon Gurney is the lead coordinator in Africa forÌýSUSTAIN, an initiative to implement the Sustainable Development Goals in African growth corridors with the aim of facilitating the greening of growth that is inclusive and climate-resilient.
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Until recently, the significance of forest dependence had not been well understood. It was generally assumed that the livelihood value of forests was primarily derived fromÌýcash commoditiesÌýlike charcoalÌý– and particularly for poorer households, as a safety net to help them through hard times.…