Story | 31 Jan, 2017
Pulau Tioman, a key Malaysian ecosystem
by Gabriel Van Duinen, Young WCPA Member, Geographer
Pulau Tioman is home to tropical rainforests, intertidal zone habitats and coral reefs which house a variety of critically endangered species. Rapid overdevelopment and tourism have put significant stress on Tioman’s fragile ecosystems…
Story | 31 Jan, 2017
IUCN and DMCR collaboration continues to strengthen
After a year of strategic cooperation between the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) Thailand and IUCN Thailand, a meeting was held on 26 December, 2016 at the DMCR office in Bangkok to discuss the progress of the collaboration and provide updates on IUCN-led marine and coastal…
Story | 31 Jan, 2017
First-ever biodiversity and ecosystem training for Ultratech Cements Ltd. in India
IUCN has been working with Ultratech Cements Limited to enhance the company’s performance towards biodiversity conservation. A key component of the engagement is to build understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem service related challenges amongst the Ultratech staff. As such, IUCN organised a…
Story | 31 Jan, 2017
Dr Ananda Mallawatantri addresses visiting students of Johns Hopkins University
As part of a comparative report on Kenya, Peru, and Sri Lanka towards the commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of the Forest Charter, Professor Tiffany Basciano of the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) led a group of students to Sri Lanka. These students attached to the School of Advanced…
Grey literature | 2016
Solutions in focus : transboundary protected area solutions
PANORAMA is a partnership initiative to facilitate learning from success in conservation. It promotes examples of inspiring solutions that showcase how nature conservation can benefit society. PANORAMA enables the wider application of such solutions through cross-sectoral global learning and…
Story | 29 Jan, 2017
RIT visit CEPF funded project in Choiseul
Members of the IUCN RIT for East Melanesia were honoured to join the Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands (ESSI) team as they conducted tribal meetings in South Choiseul last week.
Publication | 2016
National blue carbon policy assessment framework
The value and role of mangroves, saltmarshes and seagrasses for climate change mitigation was established back in 2009 by reports by IUCN and UNEP to focus attention on addressing a critical gap in national carbon accounting and management. Despite the acknowledgement of the importance of these…
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
Grassroots water governance: a contribution for hydrodiplomacy and peace
IUCN presented its experience on water governance at the International Symposium on Water Diplomacy, organized by the International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC), a UNESCO Category II Centre located in the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
German resolution reaffirms IUCN’s position on the international stage
The German government has officially recognised IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as an intergovernmental organisation, reaffirming the Union’s important role on the global environmental and development stage.
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
World Wetlands Day: Strengthening resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…