The Masters in Conservation Leadership is a ground-breaking course at the University of Cambridge. The unique feature of this course is its delivery by a collaboration between six University departments and nine leading conservation organisations that comprise the Cambridge Conservation Initiative…

Les effets néfastes des changements climatiques au vu de leur impact, mettent les nations du monde en face de deux éventualités existentielles : s’adapter ou disparaître à terme. C’est dire que les pays sont appelés à faire des choix intelligents pour leur survie actuelle et future ou alors s…

Each year, 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, to celebrate our planet’s wetlands but also to draw attention to the challenges that their degradation brings. This year the theme of World Wetlands Day is ‘Wetlands for our Future: Sustainable Livelihoods’, to raise awareness about the value of…

Le «Prix de digitalisation pour le développement» (D4D – Digital for Development) est une initiative du cabinet De Croo et de la direction générale Coopération au développement (DGD). Le ministre De Croo a dans son portefeuille la «Coopération au développement» et l’«agenda numérique». L…

One of the most effective ways ZSL’s EDGE of Existence programme (www.edgeofexistence.org) is working to secure the future of EDGE species is by awarding two-year Fellowships to future conservation leaders “EDGE Fellows” working on poorly-known EDGE bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile or coral species…

Montreal, 25 May 2016 – With Congo’s accession on 16 May 2016, the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only six more ratifications to enter into force. The Supplementary Protocol aims to contribute to the conservation and…

Conservation Workshop Grants fund organizations to train communities, stakeholders, park guards, and others on local and regional conservation issues. These grants support training workshops with a strong hands-on learning component that will build capacity for people living in WWF priority places…

Montreal/Rome, 9 August 2016 – The 23rd session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO23), which took place in Rome, Italy 18-22 July 2016, took an effective approach that focused on the interlinkages between forest and other sectors and issues, including biodiversity and climate change. COFO23 helped…

The Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) includes as one of its operating principles the following commitment: Recognize and respect the contribution of indigenous and local knowledge to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems. The…

The Ministry of Environment, Protection of Nature and Sustanable Development (MINEPDED), as the executing agency for the Cameroon Biosecurity project titled: "Development and Institution of a National Monitoring and Control System (Framework) for Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and Invasive Alien…