Story | 05 Oct, 2018
Training on Biodiversity Registers and Biodiversity Management Committees in Munger, Bihar
IUCN India with support of ITC Ltd. has initiated a “Sustainable Agriscapes for Future” programme in the Munger district of Bihar. Under this programme, one of the objectives is to revive the ecosystem services which would not only help carry out sustainable agriculture but also promote…
Story | 02 Sep, 2018
China hosts prosecutorial training on environmental law, by Dimitri de Boer
China hosted a weeklong training for environmental prosecutors in early July 2018.
Story | 20 Aug, 2018
China launches unprecedented judicial training for environmental law
China held a week-long judicial training for environmental law for over 300 judges in July.
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 | 02 Nov, 2017
Cooperative governance of the Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Basins (GBM) region was strengthened through the recent launch of a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) vision for improved transboundary water management. The vision, which was developed by a network of over 25 CSOs from Bangladesh, Bhutan,…
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…