IUCN event
The second Meghna Knowledge Forum (MKF 2024) will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between 5 – 7 November 2024 under the theme “Building community and ecosystem resilience to climate change”.
Story | 22 Mar, 2024
China-Japan-Korea delegates discuss OECM progress towards '30x30'
On 6 March 2024, IUCN China organised a virtual workshop centred on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), inviting participants from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea.
Story | 11 Mar, 2024
China OECM is Getting Ready for Scaling Out: The Road to Expansion
IUCN China convened an expert meeting, in May 2023, aimed at advancing the national commitment to the development of the Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Participants from government bodies, research institutions, universities, and NGOs exchanged their research and…
News | 06 Jul, 2023
Getting ready for scaling out - Expert Working Group on OECMs established in China
Beijing, 24 May 2023: The Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) China Expert Working Group was established during a workshop organized by IUCN China. The event included key Chinese experts from government, research institutions and NGOs. This marks…
Story | 28 Jan, 2022
So far, UNESCO has designated 1154 World Heritage Sites, 169 Global Geoparks, and 727 Biosphere Reserves. Among them, there are nearly 200 sites that hold two of these three designations, and 8 sites with all three designations. Huangshan is one of these eight. These sites are outstanding…
Story | 28 Jan, 2022
The Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus), the world’s rarest primate and the most endangered among all gibbon species in the world, rated as Critically Endangered by IUCN. With less than 10 individuals remaining in the 1980s, the population has risen to 35 in 2021. The conservation of Hainan gibbon…
Story | 11 Jan, 2022
Meet inspiring PANORAMA Solution Providers: Yan Xie, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Opening a space for PANORAMA Solutions Providers, to express their perceptions and perspectives on global issues. We aim at valuing their knowledge and know-how as well as collecting their recommendations and needs for upscaling and accelerating the impacts of their solution. We want to discuss…
Story | 18 Nov, 2021
Pathfinder Award 2021 winners announced: IUCN and UNDP recognise innovation in nature conservation
On 15 November 2021, the online ceremony of the Pathfinder Award felicitated four winners from China, India, Madagascar, and Tanzania. This award recognises and celebrates their innovative, integrated approaches to protected and conserved area management that successfully conserve nature while…
Story | 24 Oct, 2021
Gabura to Glasgow: Act on climate change and biodiversity loss
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Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…