Story | 04 Jun, 2018
Management effectiveness: BIOPAMA and the IUCN Green List join forces
BIOPAMA is hosting a webinar for the Caribbean community on the IUCN Green List on Wednesday, 6 June 2018 at 10 a.m. AST/ 9 a.m. EST/ 4 p.m. CET.
Story | 04 Jun, 2018
Workshop uses Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT) to assess site in Lao PDR
From April 24 to April 27 IUCN Lao PDR facilitated a workshop in Beung Kiat Ngong (BKN) wetlands in Pathoumphone District, Champasak Province. The aim of the workshop was to implement the Ramsar Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (R-METT), which assesses the…
Story | 02 Jun, 2018
Stephen McCaffrey Receives the Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy
The 2018 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy was conferred to Professor Stephen McCaffrey on 24 May during a ceremony in New York City presided over by Pace University President Marvin Krislov.
Story | 01 Jun, 2018
Call for application: Marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2018 in Con Dao National Park
IUCN Viet Nam and Con Dao National Park are pleased to announce the call for marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2018 in Con Dao National Park, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province.
Story | 01 Jun, 2018
Join IUCN CEC in the #BeatPlasticPollution TAG Game!
If you agree that single use plastics cause huge problems in your environment too, join us in the global movement #BeatPlasticPollution. We invite you for a game that is fun, leads us to live on a healthier planet and helps to spread the message of conservation.
Story | 31 May, 2018
Cambodia workshop builds communications capacity of NGOs, government and civil society
From 24 to 25 May 2018, IUCN and Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Cambodia organised a two-day training workshop on communications in Kampot Province. The aim of the workshop was to improve the capacity of 16 representatives from Cambodian NGOs; civil society, including MFF grantees and IUCN…
Story | 31 May, 2018
Environment and biodiversity working groups meet back to back in Skopje
Conservation of biological diversity is a specific, yet crucial, part of the wider all-encompassing umbrella of environmental protection. With the objective of stepping up cooperation and combining efforts, Biodiversity Task Force members of the…
Story | 30 May, 2018
BRIDGE Project leaves important contributions on water governance in Sumpul river sub-basin
Through the BRIDGE approach, which promotes dialogues for good water governance, the Binational Committee of the Sumpul river sub-basin has been reactivated with the support of local stakeholders and a road map is being implemented to strengthen the work of the Committee.
Story | 30 May, 2018
‘Clear Waters, Green Mountains’ - Forging New Relationships for a Sustainable Future
IUCN sees China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as not only one of the most important developments for Asia, but for the rest of the world. In the coming decade, the BRI will invest billions of dollars annually in…
Story | 30 May, 2018
A Space for Nature: Wadi Al-Quff Nature Reserve
Wadi Al-Quff Nature Reserve is a welcome haven for local people, pastoralists, and biodiversity.