Project | 01 Jan, 2019 - 30 Jun, 2023
Catalysing private sector commitment for landscape restoration in supply chains.
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Programme (Green List for short) was officially launched in 2014 at the World Parks Congress to recognise and promote successful protected and conserved areas around the world. The main objective of the Green List is to encourage protected and…
Story | 31 Jul, 2021
Establishing IUCN Green List expert assessment group in Lao PDR
IUCN in collaboration with the Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR will organize a national consultation on the IUCN Green List Standard and the Expert Assessment Groups-Green List (EAGL) in Department of…
Story | 23 Jun, 2021
Green Ghana Day puts trees in the ground
A lot of trees. IUCN and supporting organisations including the Diplomatic Corps, joined Ghanaians all over the country to plant trees on Green Ghana Day (11th June, 2021). A fun day. An important mission.
Story | 18 Jan, 2021
Producer organisations in Ghana grow restoration skills
Forest and farm producer organisations in Ghana gather to expand their restoration leadership capacity through learning to apply the restoration opportunities assessment methodology as a tool for sustainable business.
Story | 11 Sep, 2020
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Lao PDR is continuing to assist the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO) in Khammouane Province to conserve the biodiversity of Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area and support the effective…
Story | 18 Aug, 2020
Vientiane, Lao PDR, 14 August 2020 – The Government of Lao PDR approved the nomination of the Nakai Nam Theun National Park (NNT NP) to the IUCN Green List, through a resolution adopted during the 17th Nakai Nam Theun…
Story | 05 Mar, 2020
Communities step up to manage their natural resources
Ghana lost about 60% of its forest cover in just over 50 years, and at the current deforestation rate of approximately 2% per year (135,000 ha/year), the situation is expected to get worse. The government has taken measures to address this, now it’s…
Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
The world of protected areas in one book, now in Spanish
The entirety of protected area management and governance has been available in one book since the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, in Sydney. The Spanish version of this publication, 'Protected Area Governance and Management’, was launched in Lima, on 15 October 2019, at the third Latin American…