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📢We are excited to share our 2025 annual report which showcases how integration delivered results for both people and the planet.
Explore the report and the impact made possible by our teams, partners and funders:
iucn.org/sites/default/files…
1/3 🤝@IUCN and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) have signed an MoU in Kisumu, Kenya, to strengthen regional cooperation on environmental protection and sustainable natural resource management across East Africa.
➡️🔗 iucn.org/news/202610/iucn-an…
@EAC_LVBC @LAnukur
2/3 🌿💧The partnership will advance joint action on sustainable water management, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, climate resilience and the blue economy, while strengthening environmental governance and regional cooperation.
2nd PSP sessions held in Vilankulo, Govuro, Mabote & Inhassoro 🇲🇿
Through the CBA-SCALE+ project, communities combined meteorological forecasts + traditional knowledge to anticipate risks and make informed decisions.
➡️Read more - iucn.org/story/202610/cba-sc…
𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨!
In September 2027, the world’s protected and conserved areas community will gather in Panama to share knowledge, build partnerships & help shape the next decade of area-based conservation.
Sign up for #IUCNWorldPCA2027 updates- iucnworldprotectedandconserv…
This #IndigenousPeoplesDay, we recognize Indigenous midwifery: knowledge held by Indigenous women that safeguards Indigenous life & well-being — inseparable from how they care for lands, waters and forests.
Full statement from @IUCN Director General⬇️
iucn.org/dg-statement/202608…
Applications are NOW OPEN for the fully sponsored Community Conservation Leadership Short Course by @WRTIKenya & the @resea_project in Malindi, Kilifi County.
If you're passionate about Kenya's marine resources and want to level up your leadership and livelihood skills, apply👇
📢Applications are open! Build your leadership 8 conservation skills through the Community Conservation Leadership Short Course. Apply today!
#ReSeaProject #MarineConservation #CommunityEmpowerment #Kenya
💙: @CanadaDev, @CanHCKenya, @KilifiCountyGov, @HonMbetsa, @GideonMungaroM
Launched the @GrtBlueWall Impact Report at @OurOceanOOC in Mombasa, Kenya.
5 years of WIO regeneration where communities restore ecosystems & livelihoods. Proof that healthy oceans & thriving economies go hand-in-hand.
The movement is growing.
Explore👇
thegreatbluewall.org/our-imp…
On this #BiodiversityDay, @biodev2030 offers compelling evidence that aligning national sectoral policies with the #KMGBF is already underway, country by country, sector by sector, and community by community.
📄 Read the newly published policy briefs: lnkd.in/dY5QgNR4
Last week, under the CREATES (Climate Resilient Eastern African Transboundary Water Management for Environmental Sustainability) programme, we convened stakeholders from Kenya & Tanzania for a workshop in Bomet focused on the Mara River Basin.
Read more➡️ linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
This week, the @IUCN teams from @IucnE, @IUCNClimateTeam, and our Mozambique & Zimbabwe Country Offices, came together in Zimbabwe for the 3rd annual learning retreat of CBA SCALE+ project.
Read more ➡️ linkedin.com/posts/this-week…
In partnership with ▶️researchers from @TanzaniaTari, we conducted an in-depth agrobiodiversity assessment in Iringa & Morogoro. Using participatory tools, we documented crop diversity, identified lost varieties, and analyzed threats to local #FoodSystems
linkedin.com/posts/iucn-east…
IUCN ESARO retweeted
📢 New request for proposals: Mid-Term Evaluation for #SOSLemurs
We are looking for external evaluator(s) to conduct the mid-term evaluation of #SOSLemurs Phase II, assessing progress, key insights and opportunities to strengthen our work in #Madagascar
🔎 Interested in applying? Learn more and access the full tender details here:
iucn.org/procurement/current…
📅 Deadline to apply: 15 April 2026 at 12:00 CEST.
Scaling up community-based adaptation begins with robust Participatory climate vulnerability assessments (PCVAs) at the community level, to understand different groups' adaptation needs, based on local insights & climate projection analyses.
Learnings ▶️ bit.ly/4slDwdd
Join us for a regional webinar on Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) as we explore how community-led marine conservation is shaping the future of coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean.
📅 Tuesday, 17th March 2026
🕐 11:00 AM EAT
▶️us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
In Iloirero (Kajiado County, Kenya), 70 women faced a dual threat: invasive Ipomoea weeds & a changing climate destroying their grazing land.
Their solution? A partnership with the @ACC_Africa to create an indigenous grass seed bank.
Read more- iucn.org/story/202505/maasai…
#GiveToGain
For over 40 years, @IUCN has worked alongside communities, government, & partners to advance conservation across #Kenya.
Read the renewed strategy, a framework that deepens our commitment to protecting biodiversity while supporting sustainable livelihoods iucn.org/sites/default/files…
IUCN ESARO retweeted
Seagrasses are climate champions and lifelines for coastal communities. #ReSeaProject is working to strengthen inclusive governance, advance gender-responsive NbS & support women & youth in the blue economy.
#WorldSeagrassDay #GenderEquality #CommunitiesLead #GreatBlueWall
