Story | 12 Mar, 2020
Inspiring Youth to be the Young Ambassadors for Nature
IUCN India in collaboration with Ecoroots Foundation organised an interactive workshop on nest building with the young minds of K. R. Mangalam Global School, New Delhi
Story | 21 Feb, 2020
As part of the recently concluded 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species in Gandhinagar, India, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Toyota Motor Corporation, together with the Government of India, hosted a panel discussion highlighting the…
Story | 16 Feb, 2020
IUCN India’s Leaders for Nature (LfN) First Advisory Committee Meeting
The first meeting of IUCN India’s Leaders for Nature Advisory committee was held on the 7th January 2020 at IUCN India Country office. The meeting was attended by distinguished corporates and members of the LfN like TATA Steel, Hindustan Zinc Limited, ITC Limited, Aditya Birla Group among others…
Story | 02 Feb, 2020
Re-Introduction of Cheer Pheasant in Wild in Himachal Pradesh, India
The State Forest Department of Himachal Pradesh has set-up an exclusive breeding centre for Cheer Pheasant in Chail, Himachal Pradesh as per the standards of breeding as suggested by IUCN and recognised by the Central Zoo Authority. The centre has managed to breed more than 70 birds so far.
Story | 02 Feb, 2020
Responsible production and consumption highlighted at the IUCN Leaders for Nature masterclass
IUCN India in collaboration with Global Compact Network India (GCNI) organised a Leaders for Nature (LfN) Master Class on Circular Economy in Business: A blueprint for action towards SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production on 6 September 2019. A total of 80 participants from the Ministry…
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…
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Youssouph Diedhiou, quiet achiever, making a protected area a vital community neighbour
He wanted to help make the communities skirting Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal become a part in the mechanism of protection by bringing the protected area management services to the lives of those communities' members. Here's what Youssouph did and how it worked.
Story | 19 Sep, 2019
India is one of 17 mega-biodiverse countries in the world, and has many conservation success stories to record and share. The WII-organised one day workshop, designed to teach PANORAMA, resulted in 8 valuable 'solution' case studies, mainly targeting protected areas from the Ganga river to the…
Story | 26 Aug, 2019
IUCN boosts climate change coping initiatives, supports agroforestry in Sikkim, India
As part of the ‘Coping with Uncertainties: Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region’ project, IUCN took part in the green initiative “A Day for Mother Earth” to raise awareness of the negative impacts of climate change in…
Story | 21 Aug, 2019
Community involvement: the key to successful Tiger conservation
People of the forests have lived alongside tigers for generations, where they share the landscape, prey species, water and space. Together they have developed a bond based on mutual respect and understanding that has spanned history.