Press release | 10 Dec, 2008
Myanmar emerges as ivory trade and elephant smuggling hot spot
About 250 live Asian Elephants have been smuggled from Myanmar in the past decade, mostly destined for “elephant trekking” tourism activities in neighbouring Thailand, reveals a report by the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, a joint programme of IUCN and WWF.
Story | 01 Dec, 2008
Promoting China’s Engagement in Africa
Chinese forest delegation study tour to West and Central Africa, 24 April–10 May 2008
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.