Project | 03 Apr, 2022 - 31 Jan, 2027
Management support and expansion of marine protected areas in the State of Libya
Project | 05 Mar, 2021 - 31 Oct, 2021
Enhancing Management of Lake Ohrid and the Shar Mountains (Phase II)
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
First steps towards the Shar Mountains Management Plan
The public consultations for the future Shar Mountains National Park Management Plan officially started today, at a virtual event hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia. With the support of IUCN and UNEP, the participatory process will call for the…
Story | 31 Jul, 2020
The cloud-forested slopes and misty valleys of the Imawbum mountain range are the ancestral home of the Lhaovo, Lisu, Achang and Lachik communities. Twenty-four villages, interconnected by steep pathways and tracks, support nearly 1,600 households. The communities have a vibrant and diverse…
Story | 08 Jul, 2020
Towards improved management of natural resources in North Macedonia
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia is launching the process of evaluating the natural and socio-economic values of the Lake Ohrid and the Shar Mountains, with the support of national and international experts, civil…
Story | 21 May, 2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS ASSESSING TIGER & PREY POPULATIONS IN WESTERN FOREST COMPLEX, THAILAND
PURPOSE
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP),…
Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
The world of protected areas in one book, now in Spanish
The entirety of protected area management and governance has been available in one book since the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, in Sydney. The Spanish version of this publication, 'Protected Area Governance and Management’, was launched in Lima, on 15 October 2019, at the third Latin American…
Story | 23 Sep, 2019
Youssouph Diedhiou, quiet achiever, making a protected area a vital community neighbour
He wanted to help make the communities skirting Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal become a part in the mechanism of protection by bringing the protected area management services to the lives of those communities' members. Here's what Youssouph did and how it worked.
Story | 05 Sep, 2019
Where lions go, Africa goes. Unlocking the value of lions and their landscapes
Lions and their landscapes are a major part of Africa’s lifeblood indicator. Facing a catastrophic decline in lion population and habitat, a fresh report is the first to look in detail at the wider ecosystem services lions and…