Story | 02 Nov, 2016
Solutions for improving data access
The Caribbean Protected Areas Gateway (Caribbean Gateway) had an invaluable opportunity to share its model for linking data to better decision making on an international scale when it hosted a Knowledge Café at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation…
Story | 02 Nov, 2016
Until recently, the significance of forest dependence had not been well understood. It was generally assumed that the livelihood value of forests was primarily derived from cash commodities like charcoal – and particularly for poorer households, as a safety net to help them through hard times.…
Story | 02 Nov, 2016
Outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 - what do they mean for Europe?
On 7 November 2016, IUCN and the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU will host an event to discuss the key outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016 and how they can support environmental action in Europe. The event will take place at the Permanent Representation of the Slovak…
Story | 01 Nov, 2016
Mangroves for the Future holds 13th Regional Steering Committee meeting in Bangladesh
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 13th Steering Committee meeting in Cox’s Bazar on October 25 and 26 to assess the programme’s achievements over the past year and discuss plans for the years ahead. The Committee discussed strategic issues, including the programme’s sustainability plans…
Story | 01 Nov, 2016
The unique role of protected area partnerships - including the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) - was highlighted at a well-attended event organised as part of the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i.
Story | 31 Oct, 2016
في يونيو 2016، تواصلت وزارة البيئة والشؤون المناخية في سلطنة عمان مع الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعة لإجراء مسوحات للتنوع البيولوجى لجزر الديمانيات في محافظة مسقط، والمعلنه كمحمية طبيعية من أجل تقييم النظم البيئية والتنوع البيولوجي، واقتراح التدابيرالإدارية الفعالة وتحديد الخيارات والبيئات الحساسة…
Story | 31 Oct, 2016
The International Police Conference “Future Policing: Prospects and Challenges for South Asia”, commenced on 4 October 2016 at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo under the patronage of the President of Sri Lanka, Hon. Maithripala Sirisena.
Story | 31 Oct, 2016
Immediately after the ending of the conflict, in 2009, UNDP and UNEP extended support to the Central Environment Authority (CEA) and the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) to conduct the “Integrated Strategic Environment Assessment for the Northern Province (ISEA-North).”
Story | 30 Oct, 2016
Take part in the WATER SUM drawing competition!
The WATER SUM project team is pleased to announce the drawing competition “Water, Growth and Stability”, which will be held in Jordan and Tunisia from the start of the school year in autumn 2016. This awareness-raising drawing competition, officially launched during World Water Week in Stockholm…
Story | 28 Oct, 2016
Major donation boosts efforts to save Madagascar’s lemur species from extinction
A significant donation from a private Geneva-based foundation will boost efforts to protect Madagascar’s endemic lemurs, 94% of which are threatened with extinction – as announced by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, ahead of World Lemur Day celebrated on 30 October.