Story | 30 May, 2018
‘Clear Waters, Green Mountains’ - Forging New Relationships for a Sustainable Future
IUCN sees China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as not only one of the most important developments for Asia, but for the rest of the world. In the coming decade, the BRI will invest billions of dollars annually in…
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
The Sindh Forest Department yet again clinched the 3rd Guinness World Record for planting the maximum number of mangrove saplings during the daylight hours in Keti Bunder, Thatta District, along Sindh coast, on April 19, 2018. The total number of saplings planted…
Story | 06 Apr, 2018
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 04th, 2018, in line with its agenda to implement a Child-Centered Disaster Risk…
Story | 07 Feb, 2018
IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with Engro Foundation, organized an awareness-raising campaign for schools located around the Karachi’s Rehri Goth and Ibrahim Hyderi villages on the occasion of World Wetlands Day on 2nd February 2018.
Story | 14 Nov, 2017
Beyond frontiers – Engaging the Pakistan Navy in coastal governance
Fisheries are the primary livelihood sector for 80% of the coastal population of Pakistan, but this sector contributes to only 0.5% of national GDP and 1% of the country’s labour force. Fish and fishery-related exports yield, on average, a sum of PKR 8.8 billion (US$ 838 million) for the country…
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 | 11 Aug, 2017
The Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province has surpassed its target by restoring and planting trees in 350,000 hectares of degraded forest landscapes.
Story | 19 Jul, 2017
IUCN Pakistan - Annual Report 2016
It gives me great pleasure to present IUCN Pakistan’s annual report for the year 2016. The continued dedication of IUCN Pakistan’s staff and members has put IUCN Pakistan back on an upward trajectory. As we continue to set high standards, we are also mindful of the challenges that lie ahead of…
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Is the tide turning for oceans?
This opinion editorial, authored by Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia, highlights how establishing marine protected areas could be a key means of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and curbing climate impacts.
Story | 10 May, 2017
Four countries have made restoration pledges to the Bonn Challenge – totaling 1.65 million hectares – at the first Asia Bonn Challenge High-level Roundtable in South Sumatra.