Story | 23 Mar, 2017
IUCN Viet Nam and Hon Cau Marine Protected Area (MPA) are pleased to announce the call for marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2017 in Hon Cau MPA, Tuy Phong, Binh Thuan Province, Viet Nam.
Story | 22 Mar, 2017
Water – a key factor for forest landscape restoration in Brazil
Current drought conditions underscore Espirito Santo state’s support for intensive restoration assessments to help structure a landscape-level incentives programme for improving the watershed.
Story | 22 Mar, 2017
World Water Day 2017: Dealing with wastewater
World Water Day is held annually on 22 March to focus the world’s attention on freshwater challenges. This year the theme of the campaign is wastewater. Globally over 80% of wastewater generated by cities, industries and agriculture, flows back into nature untreated. This in turn causes severe…
Story | 22 Mar, 2017
A new video on the importance of transboundary cooperation for equitable and sustainable water resources development was launched today by IUCN, on the occasion of World Water Day. Through the perspectives of civil society organisation (CSO) representatives, the “Engaging CSOs, improving water…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
World Water Day: An opportunity to promote water protection as a driver for cooperation
There are 263 transboundary river basins worldwide, 23 of those are located in Mesoamerica, representing 36.9% of Central America´s territory and covering a greater extension than any of its countries.
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Mainstreaming biodiversity in Mediterranean Forest Management
The 5th Mediterranean Forest week is taking place in Agadir (Morocco), from March 20-24th 2017. This forum, held every two years, is a major event featuring Mediterranean forests and brings the focus on the restoration of Mediterranean forests and landscapes. It gathers forest administrations,…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
The Russian President has declared 2017 the Year of Ecology. This decision will draw public attention towards environmental issues, support the protection of ecological and biological diversity and reinforce ecological security of the country. The Action Plan for the Year of Ecology provides for…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction in ECARO
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined by IUCN as “actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits”. They are designed to address…
Story | 21 Mar, 2017
Reintroducing the Goitered Gazelle, Azerbaijan’s once lost wildlife heritage
Advocating for wildlife conservation, IDEA has taken five endangered animals of Azerbaijan under its supervision – the “Big Five” project: the Goitered Gazelle, the Caucasian Leopard, the Imperial Eagle, the Brown Bear and the Grey Wolf, implementing a number of measures to protect each of them…