Press release | 26 Nov, 2009
Billion hectares of forests with potential for restoration, study shows
Land areas around the world, bigger than Canada, have been identified as having potential to be restored to good quality, healthy forests, a new study has found.
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 | 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…
Press release | 18 Oct, 2009
Forget forests at your peril – IUCN
Economic development and forest loss and degradation do not have to go hand in hand, according to IUCN.
Press release | 14 Sep, 2009
Bleak future for Mediterranean mammals – IUCN
The latest assessment of Mediterranean mammals shows that one in six is threatened with extinction at a regional level, according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.
Press release | 23 Aug, 2009
A Guide on Sustainable Overseas Forest Management and Utilization by Chinese Enterprises
A new guide book for sustainable forest management for Chinese enterprises working in overseas is available. Co-published by the State Forestry Administration (SFA) and Ministry of Finance (MOFCOM), the guide aims to enhance the guidance and regularization of the management and utilization of…