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- Jun 7, 2022
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IUCN Digest - 7 June 2022

IUCN Digest

Welcome to the bi-weekly digest for IUCN Members and IUCN Commission members.

Message from the Director General

We just marked two key celebrations.

The first was Stockholm+50, which commemorated multilateral environmentalism over five decades. I represented IUCN at the official ceremonies in the Swedish capital, and reminded global leaders that urgent and bold action is needed to truly achieve sustainability (pictured).

The second event, World Environment Day, came immediately afterwards – and inspired us through the same theme as the conference which founded UNEP 50 years ago: ‘Only One Earth’. You can read my statement on both events here.

This week, I have taken advantage of being in this part of the world to meet with Members, donors and partners in Finland, Norway, and Denmark.

News

IUCN News pages IUCN Director General's Statement on Stockholm+50 and World Environment Day 2nd Asia Parks Congress calls for ambitious, fair and effective nature conservation IUCN launches new call for proposals for Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants German Development Cooperation provides an additional €12.5 million in funding for IUCN’s Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme Ethiopia mobilizes leaders and policy makers to mainstream biodiversity TFCA Financing Facility hands over Covid-19 response grants to SADC TFCAs Regional cooperation on electricity trade Journalists as Advocates for Nature Meet inspiring PANORAMA Solution Providers: Rodrigue MOURBARE SALI, Ministry of Forests and Wildlife, Cameroon RECONECT: Upscaling Nature-based Solutions IAIA'22: Building trust and engagement through impact assessment IUCN receives the IAIA Global Award IUCN 2021 Annual Report published IUCN Youth Strategy 2022-2030 published

Events

IUCN Events

Fourth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nairobi, Kenya, 21-26 June 2022. IUCN Position Paper

IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC), Kigali, Rwanda, 18-23 July 2022 Protecting Nature on Mediterranean islands, Malaga, Spain, 27 September, 2022

5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) 3-9 February 2023

UNESCO 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, postponed until further notice. The publication of official documents, including IUCN recommendations, will be established by UNESCO in accordance with the Rules of Procedure at the appropriate time.

IUCN Congress

Congress Highlights IUCN Resolutions, recommendations and other decisions Proceedings of the Members’ Assembly IUCN Statutes Congress archive pages on the IUCN website

Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

IUCN's work on the Post-2020 global biodiversity framework

First draft of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Post-2020 global biodiversity framework (issues brief)

IUCN Position Paper for the fourth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework,taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from21-26 June 2022.

BIODEV2030 - Inspiring national action

To help halt nature loss, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD)-funded BIODEV2030 project aims to mainstream biodiversity into development in 16 countries. IUCN and WWF are working with local partners to establish national dialogues and foster ambitious, voluntary commitments for biodiversity in key economic sectors. This section will feature updates on this work. To kick-off, read more about a recent multi-stakeholder dialogue in Ethiopia here. For more information about this project, visit the website.