Story | 26 Mar, 2013
Managing water across boundaries _ Share
Transboundary rivers are increasingly being drawn upon to meet the needs of growing popula-tions and economies. This increased pressure on the available water resources sharpens competing demands between countries, rural and urban areas, different user groups, and the river ecosystems…
Story | 26 Mar, 2013
Reaching Agreements Over Water _ Negotiate
Around the world people are involved in negotiations about water. This is a book for practi-tioners committed to negotiations which lead to fair agreements about how societies sensibly use water. The book provides ideas, tools and inspiration.
Story | 03 Mar, 2013
Management Plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site
In September 2010, the Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland, in Champassak Province, Lao PDR was formally recognized as one of the 2 Ramsar sites in the country.
Story | 28 Feb, 2013
BRIDGE: Building River Dialogue and Governance (Project Brief - BRIDGE 3S)
Collaborative trans-boundary governance is central to the sustainable and efficient use of water management resources in the 3S river basin.
Story | 21 Feb, 2013
An Assessment of Lao PDR’s National Biodiversity Strategy to 2020 and Action Plan to 2010
In 1996, the Government of Lao PDR acceded to United Nation International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). In meeting the requirements of the convention, in 2004, the government of Lao PDR formulated and approved its first
Story | 21 Feb, 2013
1. Beung Kiat Ngong is in Champassak Province of southern Lao PDR is an open wetland area. The Beung Kiat Ngong Wetlands complex is made up of diverse wetland types, including swamps, lakes, peat lands and marshes. The edge of the wetland is forested, and is surrounded by large trees, including…
Story | 07 Feb, 2013
Lam Binh Community sends strong message to poachers
Once bitten, twice shy. Or perhaps, in this case the phrase should be ‘once stung, twice shy’. That is the lesson SOS grantee, People Resources and Conservation Foundation, hopes poachers will take from a recent successful ‘sting’ operation carried out in Lam Binh, a remote mountainous karst…
Story | 05 Feb, 2013
Hoge Kempen: from industrial exploitation to nature conservation
The Hoge Kempen National Park, in the east of Belgium, is a unique nature area, covering more than 5,700 hectares of woodlands and heathland which are all protected and managed by the Flemish Government Agency for Nature and Forestry, an IUCN Member. The Park is a project by the NGO Regionaal…
Press release | 09 Oct, 2012
Hydro-diplomacy: An invaluable concept for sharing water across borders
IUCN is taking the lead in organising the conference: ‘Hydro-diplomacy: A Tool for Sharing Water Across Borders’. This conference will take place on 31 October in Chiang Rai, Thailand, where talks will be held and solutions shared on managing water across boundaries.
Story | 17 Sep, 2012
Protected area management: Vietnam vs India
In 2011, an independent evaluation of 10 years of international support to Cat Tien National Park documented the failure to convert high levels of technical and financial support into effective protected area management. This failure was starkly revealed by the killing of the last Javan rhino…