Story | 27 Sep, 2022
The IUCN Pakistan team, in collaboration with the forest department of Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, undertook a tree plantation activity with the financial support of Embassy of Republic of Korea near the Shah Maqsood Interchange of the Hazara Motorway in KP. A variety of tree species (forest,…
News | 14 Sep, 2022
Solutions for conservation challenges in the Buna River Delta, Albania
Following on from five years of action in the Buna River Velipoje Protected Landscape, the partners of the Living Buna project have shared two of their successful solutions for improved protected area conservation through ‘PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet’. Both solutions respond to…
Press release | 06 Oct, 2022
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Embassy of France and the French Development Agency, launch the first Pakistan Gender and Climate Awards, with the objective to highlight women’s commitment and leadership in the fight against climate change and the need to…
Story | 09 Sep, 2022
IUCN launch Climate Change Gender Action Plan in Gilgit Baltistan
IUCN comes forward with new commitments and initiatives in its Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) to strengthen the resilience of women and girls in the face of climate-related impacts, while aiming to accelerate progress and support gender-responsive climate action plan.
Story | 02 Sep, 2022
IUCN helps protect Vjosa in Albania, the last wild free-flowing river in Europe
By Julia Horwitz
Press release | 22 Aug, 2022
Rhino poaching and illegal trade decline but remain critical threats – new report
Gland, Switzerland, 22 August 2022 (IUCN / TRAFFIC) – Overall rhino poaching rates have declined since 2018, and trade data suggests the lowest annual estimate of rhino horns entering illegal trade markets since 2013, according to a…
Story | 15 Aug, 2022
IUCN, SECMC Launch Community Livelihoods Programme in Thar
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company launched the second phase of their partnership in Thar, focusing on improving community livelihoods and biodiversity conservation, at a ceremony organized in Karachi on 11th August, 2022.