Story | 19 Jul, 2017
IUCN Pakistan - Annual Report 2016
It gives me great pleasure to present IUCN Pakistan’s annual report for the year 2016. The continued dedication of IUCN Pakistan’s staff and members has put IUCN Pakistan back on an upward trajectory. As we continue to set high standards, we are also mindful of the challenges that lie ahead of…
Story | 18 Jul, 2017
U.S.-ASEAN Conference on Marine Environmental Issues to be held in Bangkok, Thailand
The Stimson Center, on behalf of the U.S. State Department and in collaboration with IUCN and the Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Programme, is co-chairing the U.S.-ASEAN Conference on Marine Environmental Issues.
Story | 18 Jul, 2017
Healthy fish stock after six months of an innovative Fish Conservation Area management project ended
From 2013 to 2016, IUCN and the Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) implemented an EU project to strengthen community fisheries and improve the livelihoods in three target sites in the Tonle Sap: Kampong Phluk, Boeung Chhmar, and Phlov Touk.
Story | 10 Jul, 2017
Relevant Stakeholders met for adding in more Marine Protected Areas
A consultative meeting of the relevant stakeholders of the Marine Protected Areas was held at the IUCN Country Office on July 06, 2017 to assess the potential marine protected areas. The representatives of the relevant stakeholders gathered to discuss and debate on designating the two potential…
Story | 03 Jul, 2017
South Asia Vulture Recovery Programme’s sixth Regional Steering Committee meeting held
Sixth Regional Steering Committee meeting of the South Asia Vulture Recovery Programme was held at Kathmandu, Nepal on 28 June 2017. Representatives from governments, NGOs and research institutions from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan gathered to discuss the progress that has been made…
Story | 26 Jun, 2017
New tools to assess vulnerability of wetlands in the Mekong
From June 19 to 21, IUCN staff, partners, and local officials from the Xe Champhone and Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar sites in Lao PDR gathered in Champhone District for a training on the use of a new series of tools to assess the vulnerability of the areas’ wetlands. The…
Story | 15 Jun, 2017
Astola Island – Pakistan’s first ever Marine Protected Area
The Astola Island has been designated as Pakistan’s first-ever Marine Protected Area. The notification in this regard has been issued by the Government of Balochistan, today, June 15, 2017.
Blog | 09 Jun, 2017
Blog: Connecting to people connected to nature
I pulled my phone out of my pocket to find a new message: I was out of service and increased data charges would apply. For the next six days, contact with the outside world would be limited to late evenings in the guest house: freedom.
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Is the tide turning for oceans?
This opinion editorial, authored by Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia, highlights how establishing marine protected areas could be a key means of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and curbing climate impacts.
Story | 05 Jun, 2017
Message from the Country Representative of IUCN Pakistan
The World Environment Day on June 5th reminds us of the importance of the environment for our health and lives. The theme of the year 2017 is “Connecting People to Nature”. Due to massive industrialization and unprecedented economic development,the rural population is moving…