Story | 07 Nov, 2023
A new lizard species discovered in Lao PDR from Karst landscape harbouring IUCN Green List Sites
A new microendemic genus and species of a limestone-dwelling agamid lizard was discovered in the northernmost segment of the larger Central Indochina Limestone landscape, in Khammouane province, Lao PDR. Three National Parks reside within this landscape, including the Phou Hin Poun proposed…
Press release | 27 Jun, 2023
A new programme, financed through the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and jointly implemented by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), will help maintain and restore the integrity of Asia’s Indo-…
IUCN event
The session will showcase a number of tangible examples of what the Indo-Burma Wetland Outlook and wider work of IBBRI is already delivering, to demonstrate how to scale-up action, supporting Contracting Parties to fill the implementation gap.
Page | 26 Oct, 2022
The Heritage Heroes award ran in 2016 as a public voting campaign recognising exceptional people protecting natural World Heritage. Gathering three nominees at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i, it resonated as both a celebration of the places and people that inspire us, and a wake…
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Biodiversity Conservation & Ecosystem Management for Iraqi Marshlands
IUCN and partners are implementing a project in Iraq to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management for the Iraqi Marshlands
Page | 29 Jun, 2022
Initial Steps for the Establishment of the National Protected Areas Network
IUCN is implementing a project in Iraq: “Initial Steps for the Establishment of the National Protected Areas Network” funded by the Global Environment Facility. The objective of this project is to: “Develop and start implementing the plan for the establishment of a national Network of Protected…
Grey literature | 2015
TABE'A II report : enhancing regional capacities for World Heritage
The TABE'A II report is a second more detailed analysis of the Arab region's World Heritage Programme based on the baseline established in the first report from 2011, as well as of the progress achieved since then.
Story | 06 Jun, 2022
Regional cooperation on electricity trade
While expanding solar and wind will be an important factor in helping Vietnam to reduce its coal consumption and meet its COP26 commitments, increasing power imports from neighbors is another step in this process. The April 2022 version of Vietnam’s…
Story | 26 May, 2022
Grid integration of renewables
Vietnam’s has made impressive progress on its renewable energy transition, but the rapid expansion of solar and wind is straining the country’s electricity grid. In 2020, more than 100,000 rooftop solar installations and at least 15 utility-scale solar plants were connected to the grid. In 2021…