Story | 16 Jul, 2018
Marginalized peoples living around Loktak Lake meet with Manipur University researchers
CEESP News - Salam Rajesh, Manipur State Wetlands Authority
Blog | 20 Jun, 2018
Blog: Communities, Conservation, and Livelihoods: A Win-Win Situation
CEESP News -- Indu Kumari, Wildlife Trust of India
The communities living on the fringes of protected forests are considered exploiters by some, while others feel that they are victims. The latter view holds that they had been living in harmony with nature for centuries but are now being…
Story | 07 May, 2018
IUCN organises community training on Disaster Risk Reduction in Himachal Pradesh, India
IUCN along with local NGO partner – Society for Technology Development, organised a three-day training programme from 23-25 April 2018, on Disaster Risk Reduction for local communities in Fozal Watershed, District Kullu, Himachal…
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 | 10 Apr, 2018
Local women's group trained in community nursery management in Uttarakhand, India
On 8 February 2018, IUCN, along with the Uttaranchal Youth and Rural Development Centre (UYRDC), a local NGO, organised a training session on nursery management for the Women’s Self Help Group ‘Jagdamba’ in the Bhadakoti hamlet of Chamoli District, Uttarakhand, India. The training aimed to…
Story | 13 Mar, 2018
IUCN organises community workshop on organic farming for farmers in Uttarakhand, India
On 24 February 2018, 61 local farmers from six villages under the Mandal Gram Panchayat (village council) came together in Uttarakhand, India, for a community workshop on organic farming organised by IUCN under the project “Coping with…
Blog | 21 Sep, 2017
What can climate change response teach us about human-elephant conflict management?
Apparently unrelated, there are some similarities between responding to climate change and managing human-elephant conflicts. To make human-elephant conflict obsolete in Bangladesh, its management could learn a few things from our responses to climate change, writes Haseeb Md. Irfanullah of IUCN…
Blog | 14 Jul, 2017
Blog: Restoring forests for the future of Himalayan mountain communities
Driving along the winding hill roads of the Indian state of Uttarakhand from Dehra Dun to Pithoragarh, one cannot fail to be impressed by the magnificent Himalayan scenery. The forests and mountains of the Himalayas have been tremendous assets to Uttarakhand, shaping the daily life and…
Story | 23 Jun, 2017
TROSA: New trans-boundary water governance initiative aims to enhance regional cooperation
Over the last decade, IUCN has been working with governments, civil societies and academics in Asia on trans-boundary hydro-diplomacy through its initiatives in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) and Mekong river basins. Based on IUCN’s experiences and its long-term experience in the Mekong…
Story | 15 May, 2017
During the weekend of Earth Day 2017 celebrations, over 80 individuals gathered in a four-day Forum and launched the BalkaNatureNet, set up to become a transnational meeting point for all individuals working in the fields of nature conservation and education for sustainable development (ESD) in…