Story | 04 Jul, 2016
Blog - A shared Mekong: towards better cooperation
The boom in hydropower development in the Mekong basin could affect food security – something IUCN is working to counter by facilitating dialogue in the region, writes Raphaël Glémet, Senior Water and Wetlands Programme Officer at IUCN Asia in his recent blog article. An excerpt from…
Story | 23 Jun, 2016
New farming practices to boost mangrove conservation efforts in Cambodia
With support from Mangroves for the Future (MFF), the coastal fishing town of Koh Kong is attempting to re-focus its workforce back on solid ground. In addition to issues with illegal fishing practices that are depleting fish stocks in nearby Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS), illegal…
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
Improved livelihoods and access to affordable, clean energy for Cambodian communities
Koh Kong province is home to the largest mangrove forests in Cambodia, covering over 62,000 hectares and providing local communities with substantial direct benefits such as food and other non-timber forest products, as well as indirect benefits such as carbon sequestration, water cycling, and…
Story | 21 Jun, 2016
Blog: Sustainable financing of a Fish Conservation Area in Beoung Periang
In December 2015, as part of a workshop on sustainable financing of fish conservation areas (FCAs), I visited a deep lake in the Tonle Sap called Beoung Periang, located in Chreav commune about 12 km from Siem Reap. The workshop was organised by the Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) and…
Story | 09 Jun, 2016
Building confidence and capacity in community fisheries
On May 25, 2016, IUCN and FACT organised a workshop in Siem Reap to discuss the results and implications of 3.5 years of participatory monitoring that includes the collection of quantitative data on fish catch, debt, health, education, and other indicators, and quarterly focus group discussions…
Press release | 30 May, 2016
Experts address vulture decline issues at Pakistan Regional Symposium on Vulture Conservation
In May IUCN Pakistan and Baanhn Beli in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change organised a Regional Symposium on conservation of vultures in Asia. The symposium was organised under the Vultures Conservation Project being implemented jointly by Baanhn Beli and IUCN under a USAID funded…
Story | 30 May, 2016
IUCN recommends five World Heritage listings
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, recommends World Heritage status for five sites nominated for their outstanding natural values. The advisory body on natural World Heritage, IUCN also recommends action against major threats in listed natural sites and danger-listing for two…
Grey literature | 2015
Blue solutions from Latin America and the wider Caribbean
Our oceans and coasts are the origin of life on earth, an important food source, and crucial for the global ecological equilibrium, yet despite their global significance, marine and coastal ecosystems face a wide array of threats. It was in the spirit of making enhanced concerted efforts at the…