Story | 20 Sep, 2017
The northern province of Sri Lanka has gone through some tough times. Between 1980 to 2009, a civil war left over 60,000 people dead, 20,000 missing and 300,000 without homes. The province suffered another setback in 2004 when the Indian ocean struck and displaced over 5000 families.
Story | 18 Sep, 2017
MFF National Coordinating Body 17th Moot Discusses New Protected Areas after Astola Declaration
The 17th meeting of National Coordinating Body (NCB) of Mangroves for the Future Programme (MFF) Pakistan was organized by IUCN Pakistan on 15th September, 2017 at the HEJ - Institute of Chemistry. The meeting was chaired by Federal Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change, Mr. Abu Ahmed Akif, and…
Story | 08 Sep, 2017
Recycling water on Manora Island
Once a small fishing village with clear seawater, serene beaches, creeks and islands covered with lush green mangroves, Karachi has now been transformed into a hub supporting almost 70% of Pakistan's industry and external trade.
Story | 05 Sep, 2017
IUCN sends message at the Global Snow Leopard Forum - conservation works
The survival of the snow leopard was the focus of the recent International Snow Leopard and Ecosystems Forum 2017 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, which brought together government ministers and conservationists, including IUCN Vice President Mr Malik Amin Aslam, to outline a strategy to protect the…
Story | 29 Aug, 2017
IUCN’s work on World Heritage benefits and ecosystem services to help sustainability action
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is undertaking pilot assessments of ecosystem services in two natural World Heritage sites in Uganda and Sri Lanka, as part of its Benefits of Natural World Heritage project. The aim is to test practical tools and methods which can be…
Story | 23 Aug, 2017
Pakistan exceeds Bonn Challenge commitment with Billion Tree Tsunami
The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of the world’s deforested and degraded land into restoration by 2020, and 350 million hectares by 2030. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the first sub-national entity to register with the Bonn Challenge for the restoration of forest in KP…
Story | 17 Aug, 2017
Health N’ Delft: Low-salt dried fish for the health conscious
On Delft, an island in the Palk Strait north of Sri Lanka, approximately 1,200 out of a population of 4,502 rely on fisheries for their livelihoods. As freezer facilities to store fish are not available in the island, fishermen are forced to sell their daily catch to buyers from the mainland,…
Story | 16 Aug, 2017
Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (KRMP) – Another step ahead
On August 1, 2017 as part of the larger initiative of the Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership (KRMP), a workshop was conducted by the IUCN Sri Lanka Office with the support of the Homagama Divisional Secretariat to raise awareness and empower the community level representatives.
Story | 16 Aug, 2017
Pakistan Naval Chief pledges to plant a million mangrove saplings during 2017
An inaugural ceremony of Pakistan Navy Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2017 was organized by the Pakistan Navy in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan’s Mangroves for the Future Programme (MFF), Ministry of Climate Change, and the provincial Forestry departments of Sindh and Balochistan on 14th August…
Story | 15 Aug, 2017
Pakistan's largest ever eco-investment - "Billion Tree Tsunami" successfully surpasses its "Bonn Challenge" Commitment