IUCN in collaboration with OCTO (Open Communications for The Oceans) has just concluded a successful pilot; the SEA Success initiative, on knowledge exchange within Marine Protected Areas in Thailand and Bangladesh. This project set out to…
A three-day campaign took place from 23 - 25 November 2024 in Bangladesh, aiming to raise awareness on the critical state of the Gharial and the need to protect this species. This campaign, part of the Gharial Conservation Program under the Sustainable Forests and Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project,…
On 11 November 2024, Bangladesh launched its first ‘Plant Red List of Bangladesh’. This list includes 1,000 plant species, assessed to create a comprehensive Red List of plants in Bangladesh, following the Guidelines for Using the…
In April 2024, a critically endangered white-rumped vulture, approximately five years old, was found in a vulnerable state in Khalishpur, Khulna, Bangladesh. Dehydrated and malnourished, the vulture was quickly rescued by the Bangladesh Forest Department (FD) and taken to their rehabilitation…
On 7 September 2024, IUCN Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Forest Department and Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS), celebrated International Vulture Awareness Day through a series of events in Chunarughat upazila, Habiganj district and BANOJIBI Campus, Khulna …
In a significant step toward safeguarding the marine ecosystem in South and Southeast Asia, the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project Phase II (BOBLME II) officially kicked off with an inception workshop held from 12 – 14 December 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. With funding from the Global…
Are you under 35 years old and interested in promoting cooperative governance of water and natural resources in the Meghna River Basin? If so, we invite you to express your interest in participating in the design and implementation of the Meghna Water Futures Programme.
Dr Bruno Oberle, Director General of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), along with Dr Grethel Aguilar, Deputy Director General, and Dr Dindo Campilan, Regional Director for Asia, visited Bangladesh to celebrate 50 years of cooperation between its Government and IUCN…
Gland, Switzerland, 16 December 2021 (IUCN) – A new report lists seven broad areas in the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram mountain ranges where new natural World Heritage sites could be found. It also identifies possible extensions of existing World Heritage sites,…
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir *