Story | 22 Jun, 2017
El proyecto GGRETA II promueve el uso de herramientas tecnológicas
Miembros de los municipios en la zona del Trifinio entre Honduras y El Salvador, así como de la Mancomunidad Trinacional Río Lempa fortalecen sus capacidades en el uso de los sistemas de información geográfica.
Press release | 22 Jun, 2017
Gland, Switzerland – IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam at the…
Story | 21 Jun, 2017
IUCN will build capacities on EbA and adaptive governance
The capacities will be build in transboundary river basins and at national level to improve NDC´s implementation.
Press release | 20 Jun, 2017
IUCN and UN Environment launch promotional videos on the Nagoya Protocol for the Caribbean
Caribbean, 20 June 2017 (IUCN) -The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) are increasing its efforts to help Caribbean countries boost fair access to their genetic resources and equitable sharing of…
Story | 19 Jun, 2017
Climate variability is already affecting the agricultural production in the region. Therefore, local stakeholders gathered on May 23rd and 24th during the Natural Solutions and Governance for Climate Change Adaptation Forum.
Story | 15 Jun, 2017
More effective waste management through engaged communities
To most, it’s just a giant landfill – holding approximately 60,000 tonnes of waste. But to some of the locals of Trat province, the Had Ploy Dang dumping ground, which is located in the Mairood Sub-district is known as the ‘golden mountain’. Why? Because, according to Mr Surasak Intaraprasert,…
Blog | 09 Jun, 2017
Blog: Connecting to people connected to nature
I pulled my phone out of my pocket to find a new message: I was out of service and increased data charges would apply. For the next six days, contact with the outside world would be limited to late evenings in the guest house: freedom.
Story | 08 Jun, 2017
New video: learning and dialogue, key steps to building water cooperation across borders
The IUCN BRIDGE projects works towards building river dialogue and governance in transboundary basins. Globally, over 276 lake and river basins stretch across multiple nations, accounting for an estimated 60 per cent of global freshwater flow. Good transboundary water management is crucial for…
Story | 30 May, 2017
Improving waste management in Toul Toueng Commune, Cambodia
To address a growing waste management problem in Cambodia, Mangroves for the Future (MFF) funded a project implemented by the Center for Biodiversity Conservation (CBC) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh that has helped reduce the proliferation of solid waste and mitigate marine ecosystem…
Story | 30 May, 2017
Tanguar Haor: A wetland in the hands of the people
After almost a century of exclusive ownership by wealthy elites, Tanguar Haor is finally back in the hands of the people who rely on it. A 10-year initiative of the government of Bangladesh, supported by IUCN and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, has recently drawn to a close.…