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.
News | 23 Jun, 2022
How best to enable communities to adapt to salinity affecting Pakistan’s coastal and irrigated agriculture areas was the focus of a workshop in Karachi recently, organised at the mid-term point of the ongoing Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin (ASSIB) project, funded by the…
Story | 22 May, 2022
The International Day for Biological Diversity is celebrated to mark the importance of biodiversity on earth.
The theme for the year 2022 is “Building a shared future for all life”. The slogan was chosen to continue building momentum and support for the post-2020 global biodiversity…
Story | 25 Mar, 2022
IUCN Pakistan appoints its first ever Youth Ambassador for Environment in Gilgit Baltistan
Ms. Mahnoor Saleh, “Pride of Pakistan awardee on 23rd March, 2022” and pride of Mountains has been appointed as IUCN Pakistan’s first ever Youth Ambassador for Environment in Gilgit Baltistan, recognizing her efforts to break the taboos and become a professional female winter sports player. She…
Story | 08 Mar, 2022
IUCN Pakistan and HRDN celebrated International Women’s Day at Port Qasim by planting Mangroves
IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with its Members and partner organizations Human Resource Development Network (HRDN), Health And Nutrition Society (HANDS) and National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) celebrated International Women's Day at Tor Island, Port Qasim, Karachi. The members of HRDN and…
Story | 18 Feb, 2022
Winter Festival at Gilgit Baltistan - IUCN's efforts for promotion of eco-tourism
IUCN Pakistan with the financial assistance of Agency for Italian Development Corporation, Government of Italy in collaboration with District Administration of District Nagar and Nagar Tourism Promotion Committee organised winter sports with the theme “Preservation of Environment” in Hoper…