Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Exciting times ahead for PANORAMA - Solutions for a Healthy Planet
Representatives of all five PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet partner organisations (GIZ, IUCN, UN Environment, GRID-Arendal, Rare) came together in Eschborn, Germany for the initiative’s second steering group meeting. The meeting was an opportunity to take stock of PANORAMA’s…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Protected area governance, equity and the Green List in Kenya
An IUCN Green List workshop was co-organised by IUCN PAPACO and the IUCN Green List team in Kenya and held at the IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) in Nairobi, Kenya, bringing together key actors in conservation in Kenya including the Kenya Wildlife Service and IIED.
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Nature’s rewards reach the women of Chitral
Until its merger with Pakistan in 1969, the forests of Chitral were owned by the state of Chitral. Local communities were only permitted to use the forests to graze animals and collect firewood…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Brazil on the verge of changing marine conservation history in the South Atlantic
Brazil is on the verge of changing marine conservation history in the South Atlantic. After lagging behind other developing countries in Marine Protected Area coverage, with only 1.5% of its jurisdictional waters under some sort of protection, the Brazilian government has opened public comments…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Moot Discusses Water Use for Agriculture in Pakistan
The Australian Government and the Asia Foundation Pakistan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and IUCN Pakistan, organized a discussion on the political economy of agriculture water use in Pakistan to understand the power dynamics and to pave the way for effective water…
Story | 27 Feb, 2018
Visit of the Charles Sturt University Delegation
A meeting was held with an Australian delegation led by Mr. Jehangir Phuntakey and comprised Mr. Michael Mitchell, Research Fellow from the Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative, IUCN Pakistan, welcomed the…
Story | 26 Feb, 2018
World Wetlands Day celebration - 2018
On the occasion of the World Wetlands Day on February 02, 2018, the Department of Environmental Economics at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) and HASHOO Foundation organized a panel discussion at the Joint Combination Room (JCR). The theme for this year is “Wetlands for…
Story | 22 Feb, 2018
Tribute to Rudolphus Franciscus Marie “Ruud” Lubbers (7 May 1939 – 14 February 2018)
It is with deep sadness that we learnt about the passing of Mr. Ruud Lubbers on 14 February 2018.
Story | 22 Feb, 2018
Death of Mr. Ali Gharbi – Disparition de M. Ali Gharbi
It is with immense sadness that we are informing you of the death of Mr. Ali Gharbi.
C’est avec une immense tristesse que nous vous informons du décès de M. Ali Gharbi.
Story | 22 Feb, 2018
The IUCN-ELC participated in a wildlife crime training workshop in Mwanza, Tanzania from the 16th to 19th January 2018 that was organised through the support of our major partners in the illegal wildlife trade initiative AWF, TRAFFIC, GIZ and USAID [PROTECT].The theme of this workshop was…