Story | 03 Dec, 2020
Launching IUCN Red-listing Process for Orchids in Arunachal Pradesh, India
IUCN in partnership with Government of Arunachal Pradesh has made a mark in upscaling conservation initiatives by e-launching its project 'IUCN Red-Listing Process of Orchids species assessment in Arunachal Pradesh' on 24th October 2020. IUCN in partnership with Government of Arunachal Pradesh…
Story | 18 Aug, 2020
IUCN, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP), Faculty of Forestry - Kasetsart University, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Panthera-Thailand, Seub Nakhasathien…
Story | 13 Aug, 2020
Developing a management plan for Thailand’s largest Ramsar site
From 22 to 23 July 60 representatives from local government, communities and national parks met to prepare a management plan for the Kaper Estuary - Laemson Marine National Park - Kraburi Estuary Ramsar Site, also known as the…
Story | 11 Aug, 2020
UN Desertification and Drought Day is celebrated on 17 June each year. The year of 2020 focuses on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption, under the…
Story | 04 Aug, 2020
Guidelines target plastic pollution hotspots
From promoting innovative eco-design to banning the use of single-use plastic straws, efforts to curb plastic pollution are as ubiquitous as plastic itself. However, the problem is not going away. It is time to adopt a new strategy.
Story | 22 Jul, 2020
A virtual session on Natural Capital for the supply chain of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited was conducted on 2nd July 2020.
Story | 22 Jul, 2020
An online in-company session on “Importance of Urban Biodiversity and Role of Individual Contribution and Nest Building Workshop” was conducted on 29th June 2020 for TATA Steel Limited.
Story | 15 Jul, 2020
IUCN’s Marine Plastics and Coastal Communities (MARPLASTICCs) initiative rolled out a series of national workshops in Thailand, Viet Nam, South Africa, Kenya, and Mozambique from December 2019 to March 2020. The workshops kicked-off the pilot testing of IUCN-UNEP National Guidance for Plastic…
Story | 25 Jun, 2020
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP), IUCN is pleased to announce a request for proposals for tiger conservation in the western portion…
Story | 22 Jun, 2020
IUCN Asia shares knowledge products to Mahidol University
IUCN Asia Regional Office donated knowledge products to the Faculty of Environment and Resources Studies of Mahidol University on 18 June 2020. Dr. TP Singh, Deputy Regional Director and Ms. Kanokphorn Emprom, Senior Operations Manager, Regional Programme Directorate of IUCN…