Press release | 23 Nov, 2008
India’s wild medicinal plants threatened by over-exploitation
India is a hub of the wild-collected plant medicine industry in Asia, but key species have declined due to over-collection to supply domestic and foreign medicinal markets, according to IUCN and TRAFFIC researchers.
Story | 02 Nov, 2008
Marine protected areas needs in the South Asian seas region Vol. 1 : Bangladesh
Pernetta, John C., ed. ; Wells, Susan M.
IUCN, Marine Conservation Programme
Story | 30 Oct, 2008
A report by the Ecosystems, Protected Areas, and People Project
Story | 29 Oct, 2008
People and Protected Areas in South Asia
There is a huge challenge to south Asian protected areas to demonstrate their contribution to biodiversity conservation whilst enhancing the livelihoods of resident communities.
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
Sustainable Management of Protected Areas for Future Generations
This book consists of 28 papers selected from among those presented at the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 5th Conference on Protected Areas of East Asia, held on 21-25 June 2005 in Hong Kong.
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
Directory of protected areas in East Asia
This Directory, valid as at 31 July 2000, is intended to facilitate this networking and capacity building by providing contacts in three sections: People, Organisations and Places.
Story | 28 Oct, 2008
Implementation of an exchange programme for protected areas in East Asia
This report reviews and summarizes past experience world-wide in protected area-related exchange programmes, and analyzes its relevance to East Asia.