Story | 27 Sep, 2022
The IUCN Pakistan team, in collaboration with the forest department of Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, undertook a tree plantation activity with the financial support of Embassy of Republic of Korea near the Shah Maqsood Interchange of the Hazara Motorway in KP. A variety of tree species (forest,…
Press release | 06 Oct, 2022
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Embassy of France and the French Development Agency, launch the first Pakistan Gender and Climate Awards, with the objective to highlight women’s commitment and leadership in the fight against climate change and the need to…
Story | 09 Sep, 2022
IUCN launch Climate Change Gender Action Plan in Gilgit Baltistan
IUCN comes forward with new commitments and initiatives in its Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) to strengthen the resilience of women and girls in the face of climate-related impacts, while aiming to accelerate progress and support gender-responsive climate action plan.
News | 26 Aug, 2022
The two latest knowledge products on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) present key findings and recommendations on how to enhance climate change adaptation and help reduce the risk of disasters in the Western Balkans. The NbS scoping studies for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia are now available …
Story | 15 Aug, 2022
IUCN, SECMC Launch Community Livelihoods Programme in Thar
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company launched the second phase of their partnership in Thar, focusing on improving community livelihoods and biodiversity conservation, at a ceremony organized in Karachi on 11th August, 2022.
Story | 25 Jul, 2022
Building the knowledge and capacity on Nature-based Solutions in the Western Balkans
IUCN team of experts has delivered a set of training events in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia from March to July 2022 aiming to facilitate experience sharing, strengthen knowledge, and sensitise decision-makers, planners, and practitioners on the role of Nature-based…
Story | 20 Jul, 2022
Enhancing legal and policy frameworks for Nature-based Solutions in the Western Balkans
Until now, there has been no systematic and consistent approach to legal and policy analysis that addresses the integration of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) into development strategies, sectoral policies and legal instruments to tackle climate change and disaster risks. In responding to this gap…
Page | 01 Jul, 2022
ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions in the Western Balkans
Increasing ecosystem and community resilience to climate change and environmental degradation by applying Nature-based solutions in the Western Balkans
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
Although countries across Asia region differ widely, the confluence of poverty and inequality, dependence on natural resources, rapidly growing populations, and governance challenges make the region particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels and saline intrusion…
Story | 24 Jun, 2022
Murree Kahuta Kotli Sattian, National Park Management Plan validated by the stakeholders
A one-day workshop on MKKS National Parks management plan validation was held at the Pearl Continental hotel in Bhurban, Murree, as part of the KAROT, Biodiversity Management Plan Implementation Project.