Story | 26 Apr, 2024
Nature-based Solutions key to improving local livelihoods in the Barak-Meghna River Basin
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) promote coherency among various sectoral policies to secure climate resilient development. In the context of Assam, India, this is key to achieving the goals set out in the State Disaster Risk Reduction Roadmap 2030, Mr Mukta Ram Deka, Project Manager, Assam State…
Story | 03 Mar, 2024
Local communities in South Malekula empowered to protect natural resources
Seven new conservation sites were established when the LAMACCA Kiwa Initiative project team conducted their capacity trainings for community conservation and environment committees in South Malekula in September 2023.
Story | 26 Jan, 2024
Navigating the Bay of Bengal through collaboration: BOBLME II sets sail
In a significant step toward safeguarding the marine ecosystem in South and Southeast Asia, the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Project Phase II (BOBLME II) officially kicked off with an inception workshop held from 12 – 14 December 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. With funding from the Global…
Story | 13 Dec, 2023
Colonel Cheppudira Muthanna discusses efforts to create a pan-Asian network of organisations to protect the nature and climate of the Himalayas
Grey literature | 2021
Pacific Regional Report (Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu) for the Plastic Waste Free Islands project
This report is a consolidation of in-country data gathered during 2020 in three Pacific countries: Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. For the purpose of this report, all regional data analysis is based on these countries only. Data collection encompassed three sectors — household and commercial, tourism…
News | 26 Oct, 2023
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (CZA) have joined forces in a unique partnership to establish a new Center for Species Survival (CSS) in India, focused on Asian elephants.
Blog | 28 Aug, 2023
Sacred Groves, the secret wizards of conservation
India is home to over 990 PCAs - including 106 national parks, 564 wildlife sanctuaries, 99 conservation reserves, and 218 conservation reserves. Cultural conservation areas also exist worldwide - especially within Indian Hindu communities. These places are called sacred groves.
External event
World Water Week is the leading conference on global water issues, held every year since 1991. For the first time the event will be hosted at a new onsite venue at Waterfront Congress Centre in Stockholm between 20 – 24 August.
Online participation is free of charge this year, sign up…
Brochure | 2023
Ganges Energy brochure - Promoting sustainable energy transition in the Ganges River Basin
The brochure provides an overview of Nepal, India and Bangladesh energy mix and recommendations for improved energy integration among these countries, including the opportunity to utilise renewables such as solar and wind for more affordable and secure energy systems while maintaining the…
Story | 07 Aug, 2023
Youth Empowerment in Watershed Management in Jharkhand, India
Sujit Choudhury, Secretary Integrated River Basin Management Society