Story | 15 Dec, 2017
Seminar on Sustainable Management of Reef Systems between Myanmar and Thailand
From the 7th to 8th of November 2017, IUCN, in collaboration with the Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), and the Prince of Songkla University, hosted the Seminar in Marine Science for Sustainable Management of Reef Systems between Myanmar and Thailand. Focusing on the…
Story | 27 Nov, 2017
Protected area restoration training in Myanmar
In November, IUCN ran a week-long training course on restoration for all national park managers in Myanmar, funded as part of a long-running collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency.
Story | 02 Nov, 2017
From 24 to 25 August 2017, IUCN, in collaboration with the Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) hosted the “Regional Seminar on Marine Protected Area for Transboundary Resources.” Attended by representatives from Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and China, the seminar…
Publication | 2017
Ecosystems protecting infrastructure and communities
Despite increasing recognition of the importance of ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, implementation remains mostly underdeveloped worldwide. Lack of knowledge on the implementation process present an important barrier. This publication…
Story | 18 Oct, 2017
MFF holds 14th Regional Steering Committee Meeting in Myanmar
The IUCN and UNDP regional coastal initiative Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 14th Steering Committee meeting in Yangon to assess achievements over the past year and discuss the programme's sustainability beyond 2018.
Story | 26 Sep, 2017
Simple cook stoves ignite entrepreneurial spirit in Myanmar
Home to some of Myanmar’s largest mangrove forests, Tanintharyi Region is known for its pristine coastline and the hundreds of islands in the Myeik Archipelago.
Story | 25 Sep, 2017
World Tourism Day: IUCN and Marriott Hotels collaborate to raise awareness on sustainable seafood
In celebration of World Tourism Day on 27th September 2017, JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa together with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Marriott Thailand Business Council will host a showcase of their award winning Sustainable Tourism Practices.
Story | 08 Sep, 2017
Marriott Merlin Butterfly Sanctuary
IUCN, in collaboration with the Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Merlin Beach has established a unique conservation-oriented Butterfly Sanctuary on the resort property. Butterflies are essential pollinators for a wide variety of decorative and wild flowering plants, cross-pollinating flowers that…
Story | 05 Sep, 2017
On August 29-30, 2017, 85 delegates from India, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh gathered in Delhi, India for a South Asia regional consultation on forest landscape restoration (FLR). The consultation was hosted by IUCN in partnership with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…