Today we commemorate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, an annual observance that celebrates the achievements and contributions of women and girls in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). This day recognizes the importance of gender equality and…
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 13 February 2024 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – An Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥-led international partnership has launched the One Health Central Asia project, aiming to mitigate the risk of zoonoses – diseases that are naturally transmissible from animals to humans – in Central Asia. The new initiative was announced…
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ opened an office in Rwanda in 2016, in order to support the Government of Rwanda in achieving its overall conservation and development objectives. Since then, it has implemented various projects that have contributed to Rwanda’s…
Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 13 February 2024 – Today, at the 14th Conference of Parties of the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)…
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is classified as Endangered, according to ™, due to poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as human-elephant…
From 26 February to 1 March, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ participated in the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly, which took place at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi.Â
The NbS Management Hub helps drive efforts to scale up Nature-based Solutions and supports the uptake of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions, its mainstreaming in national policies and strategic plans as well as in financial decision-making. Â