Press release | 04 Jun, 2012
World Environment Day celebrated 2012
The Government of Pakistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is organizing events all over Pakistan to mark the World Environment Day 2012 celebrations. These events are being organized under the auspices of the National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP) being…
Press release | 31 May, 2012
Invest in nature, improve our world
Background: In advance of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), or ‘Rio+20’ as it is commonly known, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) calls upon policy-makers to rethink economic growth, promote social equity and ensure environmental protection.…
Press release | 21 May, 2012
Inauguration of Ziarat Ecotourism Center
The Ziarat Tourism Center was inaugurated by Maulana Abdul Samad Akhundzada, Minister for Forest and Wildlife, Government of Balochistan in a ceremony held on 22nd May, 2012.
Press release | 04 Apr, 2012
Launching of Integrated District Development Visions for Quetta, Pishin and Mastung districts
IUCN Pakistan under its Balochistan Partnerships for Sustainable Development Programme (BPSD) launched the Integrated District Development Visions (IDDVs) for Quetta, Mastung and Pishin districts in a ceremony held on April 05, 2012 at Quetta
Press release | 12 Mar, 2012
A Certificates Distribution ceremony was held on March 03, 2012 at the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University, Quetta to award the certificates to the students of the Young Professional Development Programme (YPDP). This progrmame is a result of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed…
IUCN Statement | 11 Mar, 2012
Address by IUCN Director General to the World Water Forum
On this platform I represent the global voice of environmental advocacy, to speak up for the rights of people and nature, for the social benefits of wetlands and ecological flows, for all the extraordinary species (including our own) that depend on resilient nature for their life support.
Press release | 09 Mar, 2012
Worrying declines for world’s seabirds
The status of the world’s seabirds has deteriorated rapidly over recent decades and several species and populations are now perilously close to extinction, according to a new review by BirdLife International, a partner of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Across the globe, commercial…
Press release | 02 Feb, 2012
IUCN celebrated World Wetlands Day at Shah Bundar, Thatta
The World Wetlands Day was celebrated by IUCN Pakistan at Shah Bunder on 2nd February to raise the awareness among communities and to highlight the significance of the wetlands.
Press release | 17 Jan, 2012
The Government of Pakistan, under the auspices of Planning Commission, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) organized a half-day Seminar titled: “Strategic Environmental Assessment – in the context of Framework for Economic Growth – Taking the bull by…
Press release | 10 Jan, 2012
A dissemination workshop was organized by IUCN Balochistan program on the developed “Emission Reduction Plan and Improvement of Air Quality Quetta” at Serena Hotel Quetta.