Canada will host the Nature Champion Summit, which will bring together major philanthropists, business leaders, non-governmental organizations, United... newswire.ca/news-releases/…

Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA) is an informal network of organizations with an interest in promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing on Nature-based Solutions to climate change adaptation.... iucn.org/sites/dev/file…

The world’s climate is changing rapidly and protected areas are an increasingly important component of national and international climate change adaptation strategies. The following guidelines articulate essential elements for... portals.iucn.org/library/node/4…

In the last decade, governments have been pushing to create vast Marine Protected Areas (MPA) large enough to protect species from overfishing and other threats. But critics are... e360.yale.edu/features/will-…

Brazil is trying to integrating climate change risks and opportunities as well as ecosystem-based adaptation measures into the management plan of the protected area... panorama.solutions/en/solution/in…

According to research, East Africa’s protected areas are largely successful at preserving important habitats, with nearly seven per cent turned into agricultural land.... scidev.net/sub-saharan-af…

Canadians are experiencing the costs of climate-related extremes first hand, from devastating wildfires and flooding to heatwaves and droughts. As... canada.ca/en/environment…

Climate change disproportionately affects the world's most vulnerable people, particularly poor rural communities that depend on the land for their livelihoods and... scientificamerican.com/article/forest…

The recent United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, has adopted its first ever resolution on peatlands, giving an impetus to conservation and restoration efforts. Peatlands... unenvironment.org/news-and-stori…

¡No lo olvides! Del 14 al 17 de octubre de 2019 se va a llevar a cabo el III Congreso de Áreas Protegidas de Latinoamérica y El Caribe (III CAPLAC). ¿Ya te inscribiste? ¡No te quedes fuera! #CAPLAC #CAP #AP #IUCN #WCPA #Lima #áreasprotegidas areasprotegidas-latinoamerica.org/sobre-el-congr…

Inspirational!!! She is Greta Thunberg, a 16 year old girl who is willing to make a difference in how we respond to climate change and has become a role model for... ted.com/talks/greta_th…

What is climate change? What can we do in order to reduce the negative impacts of climate change? Using ecosystems and the services they provide in order to adapt... youtube.com/watch?v=96bNf9…

En 2007 se inició en África un proyecto inteligente y sostenible conocido como la Gran Muralla Verde. Este maravilloso proyecto consiste en el cultivo de una extensa área... ecoportal.net/paises/avanza-…

The National Adaptation Forum gathers the adaptation community to foster knowledge exchange, innovation and mutual support for a better tomorrow. We invite you to join the convening of adaptation practitioners from around the country... nationaladaptationforum.org

A definitive new global synthesis of the state of nature, ecosystems and nature's contributions to people — the first such report since the landmark Millennium Ecosystem Assessment published in 2005, and the first... ipbes.net/news/ipbes-glo…

Decades of research prove that protected areas — locations set aside to conserve nature and protect it from mining, overfishing and large-scale agriculture — are good for wildlife. But... blog.conservation.org/2019/04/protec…

Member of the IUCN climate change specialist group @AdamCMarkham of Union of Concerned Scientists speaking about the need to increase speed and scale of political response to #climatechang at the NGO Forum on #WorldHeritage in #Baku. #whc43com #climateheritage #actonclimate @usicomos

Nice article by Peter Shadie from the IUCN World Heritage unit reflecting on the results, politics and messages for the future from #43Com. ICOMOS #climateheritage iucn.org/news/iucn-43wh…

#protectedareas & #climatechange

I wonder if panelists BBC Gardeners World might like to cease recommending peat composts? BBC Gardeners World just had a suggestion to use John Innes No 3, which contains peat! Also, might like to recommend native plants as we seek to adapt to climate change (& Brit grown non-natives).