Story | 05 Jul, 2023
A watershed moment: reintroducing 30,000 juveniles of endangered Redfin labeo in Sri Lanka
On the occasion of International Biodiversity Day on 22 May 2023, IUCN Sri Lanka Office co-organised an event with the Ministry of Environment (MoE) to release an initial stock of 3,200 out of 30,000 captive-bred juveniles of Redfin labeo back into their native habitats. The release took place…
Story | 09 Jun, 2023
Forest Farm Producers in Nepal discussed to up-scale the best climate change adaptation practices
Local uptake of climate change adaptation measures and practices by forest farm producers in Nepal.
Story | 29 May, 2023
IUCN Director General visits Nepal to strengthen engagement with Members and Government
Between 1-4 March 2023, Dr Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General , and Dr Grethel Aguilar, Deputy Director General (Regions), visited Nepal to strengthen the Union’s engagement with IUCN Members and the government. During the visit, they met with the Rt. Honourable Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa…
Story | 18 May, 2023
Women-led initiative bringing sustainable economic and social development
Women-led turmeric production initiative in the Bungdal Community Forest of Nepal is a great example of how a small group of determined individuals collectively can bring about change in their community.
News | 27 Mar, 2023
World Wetlands Day 2023 in Cambodia
On 2 February, Cambodia celebrated World Wetlands Day 2023 with the theme It’s time for Wetlands Restoration at Neth Yong High School, Battambang Province, which is one of the six provinces surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake, or the largest lake in Southeast Asia and the world’s…
News | 16 Mar, 2023
Ansell Joins Hands with IUCN to Work Towards Understanding and Minimising Biodiversity Impact
Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 March 2023: Ansell Limited, a global leader in protection solutions, and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 23 February 2023, embarking on critical work to map out a pathway for Ansell to develop a…
Story | 14 Feb, 2023
Transboundary dialogue on wetlands and agriculture in the Mekong Delta
In September 2022, IUCN and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) organised a transboundary dialogue on wetlands (seasonally flooded grasslands) and agriculture in the Mekong Delta. The dialogue was held in Kampot, Cambodia, with 60 participants from provincial governments, research…
Story | 01 Feb, 2023
SADC TFCA Financing Facility - stories from the front lines
The year 2022 brought hope for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since the establishment of the Facility in 2020, travel opened up across borders, increasing momentum for the implementation of projects in Transfrontier Conservation Areas, including the TFCA Financing…
Story | 29 Dec, 2022
IUCN in Sri Lanka teams up with INSEE for another three years to ensure NbS in development
Over the next three years, the IUCN Sri Lanka Country Office and INSEE Sri Lanka, within the framework of the overall global collaboration between IUCN and INSEE will collaborate on the ecological restoration of the limestone mining area in Aruakalu and several other projects using IUCN flagship…