Story | 05 Sep, 2018
From the 19th to the 21st of June 2018, the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) hosted its fourth technical workshop in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The event addressed the effective management of protected areas, and focused in particular on Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) and…
Story | 16 Jul, 2018
Marginalized peoples living around Loktak Lake meet with Manipur University researchers
CEESP News - Salam Rajesh, Manipur State Wetlands Authority
Blog | 20 Jun, 2018
Blog: Communities, Conservation, and Livelihoods: A Win-Win Situation
CEESP News -- Indu Kumari, Wildlife Trust of India
The communities living on the fringes of protected forests are considered exploiters by some, while others feel that they are victims. The latter view holds that they had been living in harmony with nature for centuries but are now being…
Story | 29 May, 2018
IUCN in collaboration with ITC Ltd. celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity (22nd May)
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with ITC Ltd. celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity on May 22, 2018 at Munger, Bihar, India. An interactive session on 'Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriscapes' was organised with NGO partners such as…
Story | 30 Apr, 2018
Aditya Birla Group and Ultratech Cement launch Corporate Biodiversity Policy with IUCN’s support
The Aditya Birla Group (ABG) launched a group-wide Corporate Biodiversity Policy on 23 April 2018 with a commitment to achieve No Net Loss of Biodiversity at their areas of operation. Following their lead, Ultratech Cement Ltd (an ABG Company) also launched their Corporate Biodiversity Policy on…
Story | 12 Apr, 2018
CEESP News - Dr. Satya Prakash Mehra, Advisor-RSNH & Member CEESP
The butterfly festival, a conservation education initiative of the India-based NGO Rajputana Society of Natural History (RSNH), aims to revive the symbiotic relationship of Nature and Human (Prakruti Purush) as per the…
Story | 03 Nov, 2017
Xianju and IUCN make historic collaboration agreement
IUCN have formally accepted Xianju County, China, as partners in the IUCN Green List programme.
Story | 18 Oct, 2017
Celebrating International Vulture Awareness Day - Tata Steel Zoological Park at Jamshedpur, India
CEESP News - by Dr Hishmi Jamil Husain, Head Environment & Forest Management, Tata Steel Limited
Story | 12 Oct, 2017
Three priorities for China's national park programme
With the introduction on 26 September of its comprehensive programme, China’s national park system enters its implementation phase. This raises questions about what kind of park is being established, who will manage it and how ordinary people will benefit.
Story | 26 Sep, 2017
Judicial Protection of Biodiversity in China
From 14 to 15 September, 2017, the IUCN Environmental Law Programme, represented by Justice Antonio Benjamin, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and Ms. Ning Li, Programme Officer of the Environmental Law Centre, attended the International Symposium on Judicial Protection of…