Story | 06 Mar, 2019
Elephants and people: Exploring options for co-existence in Asia
Analysing and understanding the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts and applying appropriate implementation methods and processes adapted to the local context, are critical in the prevention and mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC).…
Story | 06 Mar, 2019
Asia’s largest coastal resource management programme sets sights on further growth
The continuous application of Mangroves for the Future’s (MFF) knowledge and governance structures to leverage and scale up MFF investments, share knowledge and influence national policy development, is critical in contributing to sustainable coastal resource management in Asia…
Story | 13 Feb, 2019
Forest landscape restoration in Asia – Promoting human wellbeing and ecological integrity
Representatives from 12 Asian countries met in Bangkok, Thailand on January 23-24, 2019 to exchange experiences on forest landscape restoration (FLR) and the Bonn Challenge. The workshop, ASEAN’s Leadership in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting the Bonn Challenge & the New York…
Story | 21 Jan, 2019
Marine plastic pollution: A global issue with national and local solutions
In November 2018, IUCN co-chaired a roundtable on Marine Plastic Pollution: A global issue with national and local solutions at the PEMSEA East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress held in Iloilo, the Philippines.
Story | 10 Jan, 2019
Building the global momentum on marine/aquatic plastics litter
Along with over 18,000 participants from 180 countries representing government institutions, national agencies, academia and research, private sector, students, and plastic sector actors, IUCN joined the Sustainable Blue…
Story | 07 Jan, 2019
To emphasise the value of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) engagement in water governance and to promote the work of the GBM CSO Network, a setup of around thirty CSOs working in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin in…
Story | 10 Dec, 2018
Forest Landscape Restoration in Caucasus and Central Asia
Forest loss, land degradation and decline in ecosystems services is growing across the Caucasus and Central Asia region, resulting in loss of the biological and economic productivity of the land, decreases in environmental benefits, and a substantial negative impact on national economies. Yet,…
Story | 10 Dec, 2018
Orientation training cum exposure visit to promote organic farming in South Sikkim
On November 26-27, 2018, IUCN organised a two-day orientation training cum exposure visit on “Bio-pesticides, Bio-composting, Bio-fertilizer and Vermi-composting to support Organic Farming” at Mamley-Kamrang watershed, South Sikkim. The collaborating partners included Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK…
Story | 10 Dec, 2018
From invasive to compost: Water hyacinth for compost preparation in Munger, Bihar
The IUCN India - ITC Ltd. partnership project on ‘Sustainable Agriscapes for the Future’ found that water bodies of the Kharagpur Agriscape cluster are infested with different invasive species, especially water hyacinth. This invasive is not only degrading the aquatic ecosystems of the area but …
Story | 10 Dec, 2018
Collaborative marine stranding network: Ocean Watch - Goa
In recent years, with increasing social awareness and interest in marine science, there has been an increase in reporting of stranding incidents of marine species in the media.