Blog | 30 Aug, 2017
Chilmari River Port, lying close to the international border with India, represents the riparian legacy of Bangladesh. Recent effort to bring back its former glory showcases the country’s development vision and transboundary cooperation, writes Haseeb Md. Irfanullah of IUCN Bangladesh.
Story | 23 Aug, 2017
Pakistan exceeds Bonn Challenge commitment with Billion Tree Tsunami
The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the world’s deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020, and 350 million hectares by 2030. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the first sub-national entity to register with the Bonn Challenge for the restoration of forest in KP…
Story | 16 Aug, 2017
Pakistan Naval Chief pledges to plant a million mangrove saplings during 2017
An inaugural ceremony of Pakistan Navy Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2017 was organized by the Pakistan Navy in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan’s Mangroves for the Future Programme (MFF), Ministry of Climate Change, and the provincial Forestry departments of Sindh and Balochistan on 14th August…
Story | 15 Aug, 2017
Pakistan's largest ever eco-investment - "Billion Tree Tsunami" successfully surpasses its "Bonn Challenge" Commitment
Story | 14 Aug, 2017
Communities for Whale Shark Conservation - A success story from Gujarat, India
CEESP NEWS - By Indu Kumari & Sajan John, Wildlife Trust of India
Story | 12 Aug, 2017
Role of Community Radio in Natural Resource Conservation
CEESP News - by Dr Hishmi Jamil Husain
Story | 11 Aug, 2017
The Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province has surpassed its target by restoring and planting trees in 350,000 hectares of degraded forest landscapes.
Story | 03 Aug, 2017
The power of dialogues integral to sustainable land use in Tanzania and Brazil
In southern Tanzania and the Upper Itajaí Valley of Brazil, constructive dialogues are a primary avenue for exploring and reconciling different and sometimes competing stakeholder perspectives within landscapes. The Land Use Dialogue initiative, coordinated by The Forests Dialogue, with a host…
Story | 01 Aug, 2017
On Thursday 20 July, 2017, Tata Steel's Raw Material Strategy Group and IUCN's Leaders for Nature (LFN) organised an in-company session at Tata Steel's Jamshedpur facility. The event aimed to emphasise the importance of biodiversity and highlight the extent to which anthropogenic activities have…