IUCN ESARO

Official Twitter for IUCN in Eastern & Southern Africa. Promoting resources needed to address environmental challenges and achieve sustainable development

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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: https://t.co/GdQRURTtsW

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

@IUCN colleagues met with the new #Madagascar, Minister of Environment & Sustainable Development, ANDRIATSIHALA Nolave Luck Aristide.
The discussion focused on protecting Madagascar’s extraordinary #biodiversity while improving livelihoods for the communities who depend on it.

[Ministère de l'Environnement Développement Durable @MeddMadagascar]

🌿 Le #MEDD renforce sa collaboration avec les experts et partenaires comme l’#UICN et le #WWF, ainsi qu’avec le Pr Laurent Albignac du #WCS, pour conjuguer conservation des ressources naturelles et amélioration des conditions de vie des communautés à Madagascar 🇲🇬 .

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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➡️ https://t.co/X7ItFW0NEX

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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 ➡️ https://t.co/9raWUdYESm

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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
https://t.co/6vgCywiP2f

[IUCN Save Our Species @IUCNsos]

📢 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:
https://t.co/wRAE4bsX0x

📅 Deadline to apply: 15 April 2026 at 12:00 CEST.

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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 ▶️ https://t.co/0AZDEQ1I25

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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
▶️https://t.co/8DrneSpqI1

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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- https://t.co/7uymdYePiU
#GiveToGain

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

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 https://t.co/CkF9htdxcp

[ReSea Project ESARO @resea_project]

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

[IUCN Tanzania @IUCNTanzania]

Last week, we met with Zanzibar’s Ministries to introduce @Humphreyndegwa, @IUCN Patron of Nature, exploring partnerships to advance sustainable fisheries, marine restoration, resilient livelihoods, and responsible tourism.
👉 https://t.co/B19zkXgVC7 @aboudjumbe

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

🦏This #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re driving change!

Through the SADC TFCA Financing Facility, we are funding critical road upgrades in Mapungubwe National Park with a €600k @KfW_FZ_int grant, via @IUCN & @SANParks.
A win for conservation and communities! https://t.co/dbzMGUW0rK

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

As #WorldWildlifeDay approaches, a critical question emerges: Who pays when conservation funding declines?
Regional Director @LAnukur, sat with @Andebes to discuss the real cost of conservation and why communities must be at the center of the solution.
📽️https://t.co/PLerGMDY8m

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

For years, Ethiopia’s PES framework was stuck in theory. Since 2021, @IUCN_ESARO has been on the ground providing the technical backbone to change that.

▶️Read more- https://t.co/3eIVCesjHe

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

🌍 @IUCN Kenya office is hiring two Programme Officer positions to drive community resilience in Northern Kenya for the ambitious new REPLAN project, part of the EU's NaturAfrica initiative.

For more information ➡️ https://t.co/jJzRcDdT9x

[IUCN-Rwanda @IucnRwanda]

#News!

🌿IUCN signs a Memorandum of Understanding with @CGIAR.

This agreement will focus on strengthening collaboration on sustainable agriculture & biodiversity conservation that will shape resilient food systems.

👉https://t.co/CID8qjBSFA

[IUCN-Rwanda @IucnRwanda]

Rwanda’s forests & hills are abundant in natural resources.

The country has been taking proactive steps to restore & protect these landscapes, thereby strengthening their vitality for future generations.

Explore how Rwanda is investing in nature to increase climate resilience.

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

🗺️ Where are the places that matter most for life on Earth?
Nearly a decade after @IUCN published the Global Standard for Key Biodiversity Areas, a new paper reflects on what this science-based approach has achieved and what comes next.

🔗https://t.co/DLF02Q9Knd @DanielMarnewick

[IUCN ESARO @IucnE]

🔖 NEW: The #BIOPAMA Impact Report is out!

Through 31 case studies & 6 key impacts, discover the legacy of one of @IUCN's largest programmes in Africa, the Caribbean & the Pacific.

🔗 https://t.co/aZx0ans0gp