Story | 19 Sep, 2018
CEESP News- Catherine Sayer, IUCN Program Officer, and Cory Whitney, University of Bonn
A recent assessment of the livelihoods value of freshwater biodiversity in the Lake Victoria Basin in Eastern Africa has demonstrated that freshwater plants and fishes are key to supporting the…
Story | 14 Aug, 2018
Rethink plans to dam Mekong after Laos disaster
Barrage collapse highlights risks and need for alternative energy sources - The collapse of the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam after heavy rains last month that killed more than 30 in Laos and left thousands of Lao and Cambodian people…
Story | 16 Jul, 2018
On 31 May 2018, Dib Hanna, repeat waste offender, was sentenced to three years imprisonment, with a two year and three month non-parole period, by Justice Brian Preston, Chief Judge of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Australia.
Story | 13 Jul, 2018
Evaluating indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature: an ecosystem services framework
CEESP News - by Kamaljit K. Sangha; Research Fellow, Charles Darwin University, Australia
Indigenous and local peoples’ connections with nature are not only limited to the benefits or services people derive from ecosystems, as considered by international frameworks, but also entail…
Story | 28 May, 2018
World Heritage in-danger: Belize reef recovers while Lake Turkana faces dam threat – IUCN
In-danger status can be lifted from the world’s second largest coral reef, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in charge of advising the UNESCO World Heritage Committee on natural sites. IUCN recommends danger-listing Kenya’s…
Story | 21 May, 2018
Ecosystem education for kids in Lao PDR
On 3 May, IUCN Lao PDR organised an event in Nakai district, Khammouan province, where the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area (NPA) is located. The event, which aimed to bring awareness to local communities about the importance and benefits of conservation, took place in Ban Yang Village’s…
Story | 14 May, 2018
Patrol teams trained to defend Lao PDR’s protected areas
Since February 2018, IUCN has been working with local communities and government officials to extensively train patrol teams in three parts of Khammouan Province, in and around the Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area (NPA).
Story | 18 Apr, 2018
Under the umbrella of the Save Our Mangroves Now! (SOMN!) initiative, IUCN and WWF German co-organised a scoping workshop on best practices in mangrove conservation. The workshop brought together participants from government ministries and agencies as well as scientific experts and project…
Story | 14 Mar, 2018
Innovations in forest landscape restoration to top agenda at Bonn Challenge roundtable
March 16-17, Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil will host prominent restoration leaders from around the world to move the Bonn Challenge agenda into the next chapter along the path to its 350 million hectare restoration goal.
Story | 06 Mar, 2018
Celebrating World Wetlands Day in Savannakhet, Lao PDR
On 9 February, IUCN Lao PDR organised an event in Phonsim Village, Savannakhet Province, to celebrate World Wetlands Day, which falls on February 2. The event took place at Phonsim Upper Secondary School, close to the site of the local Phonsim Wetlands. The event aimed to raise awareness about…