Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
Story | 22 Nov, 2019
USAID project advances in biodiversity conservation and prosperity of marine-coastal communities
People from three high biodiversity sites in Central America have benefited from the Regional Coastal Biodiversity Project.
Story | 25 Sep, 2019
IUCN response to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
The scientific evidence that the world’s ocean is changing dramatically due to climate change has been underpinned with a report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) provides a deep…
Story | 23 Aug, 2019
As part of the Mekong WET project, recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted by IUCN in Cambodia revealed that wetland communities in three Ramsar sites would face increasing water scarcity issues, extensive crop damage, and a dramatic loss of…
Story | 12 Jul, 2019
In collaboration with the Coca-Cola Foundation in Thailand, the 15th Office of Phuket Regional Environment, Koh Yao Yai sub-district Municipality and island locals supported IUCN in conducting a field study in the Satun Province. The goal was for local participants to…
Story | 12 Jul, 2019
Koh Yao Yai community learns solid waste management approaches from marine national parks
To learn more about solid waste management and marine litter, 30 representatives from the Koh Yao Yai Subdistrict community visited Haad Nopparat Tara-Moo Koh Phi Phi National Park and Tarnbokorani National Park on 10 April 2019. To learn more…
Story | 12 Jul, 2019
Encouraging Community-Based Solid Waste Management in Thailand
In collaboration with the Coca-Cola Foundation in Thailand, Haadthip Co., Ltd., Koh Yao Yai Sub-District Municipality and locals, IUCN supported the launch of a district-wide community cleanup activity or “Kor Kuad’’ at Koh Yao Yai from 11 to 12 June 2019. The…
Story | 26 Mar, 2019
Acknowledging concerns around the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves, the Save Our Mangroves Now!
Story | 15 Mar, 2019
A participatory market systems approach to sustainable livelihoods development
CEESP News - by Helen Schneider
Flora and Fauna International is pleased to announce publication of a set of learning documents and practical tools for taking a participatory market systems approach to sustainable livelihoods development in a conservation context.
Story | 04 Mar, 2019
IUCN ROWA new marine project in Lebanon, thanks to the generous contribution of 9 million NOK from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beirut.