By Luca da Ros, IUCN CEM Young Professional. Myself and colleague (Anna Bortolazzi), PhD students of forest ecology at the Free University of Bolzano (Italy), and others recently worked on a comprehensive review regarding the role of forest canopy in…
Read More The canopy layer, a biochemical actor in the forest N-cycle
By Vania Olmos Lau, Commission Member, IUCN CEM Young Professionals Network. The private sector holds immense power to activate change. They have solid structures and resources; increasingly, the private sector has the interest and will to activate business for the…
Read More Public-private partnership to improve agricultural practices in Mexico
By Diego Alonso Portugal Del Pino, Co-Lead, IUCN CEM Nature-based Solutions Thematic Group. In this blog, I will provide a brief description of gaia-liNc's first project, "From the Forest to the Classroom" where my team and I will be designing…
The IUCN One Nature, One Future Global Youth Summit kicks off April 5th, 2021. This is our chance to help shape a healthier, more resilient post-pandemic world from the city centre, to rural communities, to the most remote protected areas.…
By Mezgebu Senbeto Duguma, IUCN CEM Young Professional. Land degradation is a pervasive and systemic phenomenon. It is a global problem, adversely affecting the livelihoods and food security of billions of people. Combating land degradation and restoring degraded land is…
By Anushree Bhattacharjee, IUCN CEM Young Professional. The unfortunate incident of the pregnant elephant that succumbed to injuries from the food bomb in Kerala, India on May 27, 20201, brought forth an outpouring of righteous anger and demands for immediate…
Read More Pachyderm in our parlour – harmonizing the individual, species, and landscape perspectives
By Somayeh Zahabnazouri, IUCN CEM Young Professional. The Lut Desert was the first natural heritage site in Iran to be inscribed by UNESCO in 2015. This region has been suffering from a too harsh environmental condition due to its hot,…
Read More Environmental Challenges and Conservation in the Lut Desert
