Tag: conservation
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Nature Education for Sustainability Webinar
The IUCN NCUK Education and Communication Working Group ran a webinar this week focussed on Nature Education for Sustainability! We were so pleased to host our two expert speakers, Erin Threlfall and Mary Colwell to talk to us about their work and inspire some great discussions around this topic. Please enjoy the recording and find…
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ECWG Introductory Webinar
We are pleased to introduce to you our new Education and Communications Working Group! This webinar was run by the Education and Communication Working Group (ECWG) on behalf of the IUCN National Committee for the UK and was recorded on the 24th October 2022. The ECWG took this opportunity to introduce the purpose of the working group, the working group members,…
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Ecological Connectivity Conservation webinar recording now available
This webinar brings together international, national and local expertise in ecological connectivity conservation, together with a representative of business interests in this field.
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Briefing on engagement for UK Members on Motions to the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille
IUCN World Conservation Congress, Marseille, 11-19 June 2020 Motions –– timeframe and guidance on engagement for IUCN’s UK Members Contents of this briefing: Accessing the draft Motions Timeframe to add in comments and or suggested amendments to the current version of each Motion Motions submitted by Members IUCN Council-sponsored Motions List of Motions for amendments…
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Thriving Together – an opportunity to support conservation advocacy
The Thriving Together campaign is led by an IUCN member, the Margaret Pyke Trust, based in the UK. David Johnson, the Trust’s Chief Executive, provides the following background: On World Population Day in July 2019, we will publish the ‘Thriving Together’ statement and the names of the anticipated 100+ conservation NGOs and reproductive health NGOs…
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Hugh Synge obituary
You can read this article in The Guardian by Peter Marren, with contributions by IUCN’s Global Director, Dr Jane Smart, here Botanist and conservationist who was one of the founders of the UK’s leading wild plant charity, Plantlife The botanist Hugh Synge, who has died of cancer aged 67, was a roving ambassador for wild plants.…
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UK is a global leader in the reporting of Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME)
The Global Database on Protected Area Management Effectiveness (GD-PAME) is the most comprehensive global database of management effectiveness assessments for protected areas. It indicates whether a protected area, included in the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), has been assessed via a methodology assessing management effectiveness. The GD-PAME is a searchable database that includes assessments submitted…
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‘Nature and Human Wellbeing’ – new speakers announced at IUCN NCUK event
The IUCN National Committee UK is pleased to announce three additional speakers to the programme of ‘Nature and Human Wellbeing – Scoring Common Goals‘ on the 2nd May in London: Emily Auckland, Network Director and Co-Chair, UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development Judy Ling Wong, Trustee, London National Park City and President of the Black Environment Network…
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‘In depth’ discussions start on UK marine protected areas management effectiveness
Cracking meeting today in Peterborough with JNCC and WWF marine experts discussing current positions on the UK’s marine protected areas and their management effectiveness. Could be the start of something big. Lots of players in this arena so we hope to be in touch with you (or you with us?). Stephen Grady, Pete Chaniotis and…
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Cheetah conservation and community health – paper published
The UK’s most recent IUCN member, the Margaret Pyke Trust, has published what is likely the first ever paper making the connections between human reproductive health and rights and the conservation of a specific species – the cheetah. In “The importance of human reproductive health and rights for cheetah conservation” the Margaret Pyke Trust, and…