Press release | 26 Nov, 2009
Next World Conservation Congress will be in the Republic of Korea
The 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress will be held in Jeju, in the Republic of Korea, the IUCN Council decided in its 73rd regular meeting.
Press release | 02 Nov, 2009
Extinction crisis continues apace
The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that 17,291 species out of the 47,677 assessed species are threatened with extinction.
Story | 27 Oct, 2009
Awareness raising in sustainable floodplain resource management
Awareness raising in sustainable floodplain resource management
Irfanullah, Haseed Md. ; Kar, Shiba Prasad ; Hussain, Md. Belayet ; Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman, ed. ; Nishat, Ainun, ed. IUCN Bangladesh ; Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) ; UNDP ; Bangladesh, Ministry of…Story | 27 Oct, 2009
Awareness raising in sustainable haor resource management
Irfanullah, Haseed Md. ; Islam, M. Anisul ; Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman, ed. ; Nishat, Ainun, ed.
IUCN Bangladesh ; Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) ; UNDP ; Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and ForestStory | 24 Oct, 2009
Approaches to sustainable wetland resource management
Hoque, Md Rakibul ; Khan, M. Saiful Islam ; Ahmed, Rashiduzzaman
IUCN Bangladesh ; Sustainable Environment Management Programme (SEMP) ; UNDP ; Bangladesh, Ministry of Environment and Forest
Story | 20 Oct, 2009
Consuming The Future _ The Real Status of Biodiversity in Lao PDR
Story | 20 Oct, 2009
Finding Protected Area Funding Solutions
IUCN discusses protected areas funding with the Lao PDR government and non-governmental organisations.
Story | 20 Oct, 2009
Strategic Framework 2007 - 2011
Strategic Framework 2007–2011
(Conservation for Sustainable Livelihoods in Lao PDR – Refreshed Thinking)
Story | 20 Oct, 2009
The Ramsar Convention in Lao PDR
“Ramsar promotes integrated approaches to managing wetland systems so that human uses of these areas are undertaken to retain their natural values and ‘capital’ for future generations”
Story | 19 Oct, 2009
Tropical Cyclones: Impact on Coastal Livelihoods
The coastal zone of Bangladesh is highly prone to disasters, particularly tropical cyclones and storm surges.The agriculture and fisheries sector suffer the most. This study points out a number of steps and policy options for coping with the change and sustaining livelihood activities using…