By IUCN CEM YPN, IUCN CEM Young Professional. IUCN CEM had organised an event at the NbS Pavillion as part of the IUCN World Conservation Congress held at Marseille. This session presented young professionals' (YP) perceptions on the topic of…
Category: Nature Based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions & Young Professionals: Perceptions and Integration
IUCN CEM, in collaboration with Ficus Peru, Youth in Landscapes, International Forestry Student Association (IFSA), ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability, gaia-liNc, and Youth4Nature, are hosting an event at the World Conservation Congress’ NbS Pavillion: "Nature-based Solutions and Young Professionals…
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Nature-based solutions as a pathway to increase community-resilience
By Ishita Jalan. We live in the age of crisis where countries are being constantly challenged with systemic problems and have very little time to act. COVID-19 global pandemic has shaken the world with its deadly and unpredictable nature. Further…
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Visualizations as a tool to increase community engagement in climate change adaptation decision-making
By Meredith DeCock-Caspell, IUCN CEM Young Professional. As coastal zones become increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, many communities become paralyzed with how to move forward. Planning to adapt will not get you anywhere. Maintaining the status quo…
Experience at IUCN Headquarters to work on Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR)
By Claire Pedrot, IUCN CEM Young Professional. In 2014, after a few years in Canada (I'm French), the opportunity to work at IUCN Headquarters for a 3-month maternity leave replacement occurred. I was fortunate enough to stay there longer, a…
Maka Ump Dehe: Cloud Forest Ecosystem Management for the rescue of the Pantepec River and culture
By Angel Daen Morales Garcia, IUCN CEM Young Professional. Indigenous region of the Sierra Otomí-Tepehua, is in the Sierra Madre Oriental in the northeastern state of Hidalgo in Mexico. Pollution, deforestation, unsustainable management of ecosystems, and the desertification severely affect…
Nature-based Solutions – New Global Standards
By Deepu Sivadas, Co-Lead, IUCN CEM Young Professionals Network. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly accepted and being implemented to address our societal challenges related with Climate Change, Disaster Risk, Water Security, Food Security, Human Health and Socioeconomic Development. After a…