Story | 10 Apr, 2024
Stakeholders commit to new GEF project implementation in Nepal
A Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded project in Nepal named 'Restoring the degraded watershed and livelihoods of Lakhandei river basin through Sustainable Land Management’ held its inception workshop in Lalbandi, Sarlahi district of the Madhesh Province on 7 April 2024. The purpose of the…
Story | 13 Feb, 2024
Elephant range States from Southeast Asia review implementation of the CITES MIKE Programme
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is classified as Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, due to poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as human-elephant…
Story | 02 Feb, 2024
In a significant stride toward sustainable blue carbon restoration, the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) has unveiled the four winners of its latest Readiness call for project proposals. These exceptional projects stood out for their innovative approaches to differing challenges in the…
News | 19 Sep, 2023
Statement of support for Morocco and Libya
In the past week, two significant natural disasters have struck Morocco and Libya. As the Mediterranean office of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), our hearts go out to our colleagues, partners and all those affected by these tragedies.
Brochure | 2023
Ganges Energy brochure - Promoting sustainable energy transition in the Ganges River Basin
The brochure provides an overview of Nepal, India and Bangladesh energy mix and recommendations for improved energy integration among these countries, including the opportunity to utilise renewables such as solar and wind for more affordable and secure energy systems while maintaining the…
Press release | 26 Jul, 2023
Extraordinary action for protected areas recognised by International Ranger Awards
Gland, Switzerland, 26 July 2023 (IUCN) – Nine rangers and ranger teams have received the 2023 IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) International Ranger Awards. The awards recognise the outstanding work of protected areas rangers around the world, celebrating the dedication and…
Story | 27 Jun, 2023
An ancient rainforest in West Africa to connecting people with conservation and restoration
The Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) celebrates 31-years of work developed by Tommy Garnett, CEC Regional Vice Chair for West and Central Africa, in his role as Founder and Executive Director of the Environmental Foundation for Africa (EFA), which is working to inspire people to…
Story | 09 Jun, 2023
Forest Farm Producers in Nepal discussed to up-scale the best climate change adaptation practices
Local uptake of climate change adaptation measures and practices by forest farm producers in Nepal.
Story | 29 May, 2023
IUCN Director General visits Nepal to strengthen engagement with Members and Government
Between 1-4 March 2023, Dr Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General , and Dr Grethel Aguilar, Deputy Director General (Regions), visited Nepal to strengthen the Union’s engagement with IUCN Members and the government. During the visit, they met with the Rt. Honourable Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa…
Story | 24 May, 2023
A total of 126 invasive alien species (IAS) and another 89 species posing a serious threat to freshwater and estuarine ecosystems have been recorded by the Life Invasaqua project in Spain and Portugal.
From the 25th to the 26th of May this conference, led by IUCN-Med, will…