Welcome to the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication

IUCN CEC is a network driving change for sustainability. More than 1,000 members volunteer their professional expertise in learning, knowledge management and strategic communication to achieve IUCN goals.

To join IUCN CEC, write to cec@iucn.org.
CEC works closely with the Capacity Development Unit within the Programme and Policy Group. 

IUCN CEC NEWS

 

International Institute for Environment and Development

IIED publishes CEC member's research on media portrayals of pastoralists

Mike Shanahan of IIED shares a link to his report on media portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, China and India, plus a link to weekly online IIED content. …  

22 Apr 2013 | News story

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication and Alcoa Foundation announce the launch of the ‘Powered by Nature’ competition in which European communications students are challenged to co-create a social media campaign.

One week left to apply for the Powered by Nature awards

Are you a European student who is excited about nature and the use of social media? Join the challenge: Bring an idea, and be invited to the Netherlands for a week of creative collaboration and play to launch IUCN CEC’s next social media campaign. Hurry up! The deadline is 30 April. …  

22 Apr 2013 | News story

Butterfly feeding

Bridging science and policy with the BiodivERsA network

Successful conservation requires sound priority setting and decision-making based on the best available science. Science-policy interfaces are social processes, which encompass relations between scientists and other actors in the policy process, and which allow for exchanges, co-evolution, and joint construction of knowledge with the aim of enriching decision-making at different scales. …  

15 Apr 2013 | News story
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Rebecca Welling, Project Officer, IUCN Global Water Programme

Blog: Nature, the unseen dimension of the nexus – exposed!

By Rebecca Welling. Walking into my first UNECE meeting on the topic of the Nexus in transboundary basins, I was a little nervous and not sure what to expect. It was the first time I attended a meeting in the UN headquarters representing IUCN Water, and on top of this I was to do a presentation on the role of Nature in the Nexus the following morning. …  

11 Apr 2013 | News story

Irrigation of food crops

Your questions answered: Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions

Following the launch of the 'Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions', a Question & Answer overview on the initiative is now available. …  

09 Apr 2013 | News story
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Maravan, France

Blog: Opening the cap on bottled water resource management

By James Dalton. Corporate partnerships are big news nowadays – especially on water. The resource that many of them need or impact upon is fast becoming a focal point for discussions around sustainability. …  

08 Apr 2013 | News story

Powered by nature award

Less than one month to apply for the Powered by Nature Awards!

Only 25 days are left to apply for the Powered by Nature awards, a competition targeted to European communications students to co-create a social media campaign on nature and energy.  …  

05 Apr 2013 | News story
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Sélingué Dam in Mali

Public discussion on large dams in West Africa

A public meeting on 'Large dams in West Africa: how to reconcile energy production, food security and conservation of ecosystems' was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on March 13. …   | French

04 Apr 2013 | News story

La Municipalidad Provincial de Puerto Inca (Región Huánuco-Perú), organizó el “Curso de capacitación a docentes en gestión ambiental y áreas naturales protegidas” del 18 al 23 de marzo del año 2013

Docentes de Puerto Inca se capacitaten en técnicas de impacto

Nikita Shardin, experta de la Comisión de Educación y Comunicación de la UICN-PERÚ, capacitó a docentes de la provincia de Puerto Inca (región peruana de Huánuco) en redacción de notas de prensa, producción de guión para títeres, producción de guión para spot radial y pautas para la elaboración de videos para canal en youtube. …  

29 Mar 2013 | News story

LEAD is the world’s largest international non-profit organisation focused on leadership and sustainable development.

Applications open for LEAD Europe Sustainability Leadership Programme

Apply now for a six month programme for mid-career professionals. Gain the latest sustainability knowledge, key skills and heightened self-awareness to drive the agenda for positive change. …  

26 Mar 2013 | News story


Juliane Zeidler, CEC Chair
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