Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Astola Island as a Marine Protected Area: Next steps after IUCN World Conservation Congress 2016
Located approximately 25 km off the coast of Balochistan province, Astola is Pakistan’s largest offshore island. Also known as “Jezira Haft Talar” (Island of the Seven Hills) due to the small, rocky mountains that span the 6.7 km2 island, this scenic spot has all the hallmarks of a tourist…
Story | 06 Mar, 2017
ENGRO and IUCN working with coastal communities to contribute to sustainable development
On 2nd March 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched an awareness and training workshop for the local communities residing near Karachi’s Port Qasim Area, to sensitize them to the importance of mangroves as an ecosystem critical to community livelihoods.
Story | 03 Mar, 2017
Viet Nam’s youth raises its voice against illegal wildlife trade
It’s almost a cliché to say that an organisation’s greatest asset is its people. But for Education for Nature – Vietnam (ENV), there is ample evidence that there is truth behind the expression.
Story | 03 Mar, 2017
Hopeful signs in campaign against wildlife trafficking
As the consumerism-oriented economy has increased globally, so too has the demand for wildlife products. In the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, wildlife trafficking is severely threatening many vulnerable species, including Asian big cats, African elephants, rhinos and pangolins.
Story | 27 Feb, 2017
Local communities empowered to protect nature in Viet Nam
Da Nang City, the third largest city in Viet Nam, is taking important initiatives to protect nature. Known as the most livable city in Viet Nam, Da Nang is remarkable not only for its policy to become an environmental city by 2020 but also for the fact that its local communities also take a …
Story | 10 Feb, 2017
Spring Plantation kick-starts in Sindh at Keti Bunder
Forest and Wildlife Department, Government of Sindh and IUCN Pakistan jointly commenced the Spring Plantation Campaign of the Sindh Province at Keti Bunder today. The event attracted Senior Government Official of the Forest and Wildlife Department, Media and IUCN Staff.
Story | 08 Feb, 2017
The 36-Member IUCN’s Global Council in its first meeting held on February 8th, 2017 at Gland, Switzerland elected former Minister of State from Pakistan, Mr. Malik Amin Aslam Khan as IUCN’s Global Vice President for the period 2017-2020. In this role, he will advise and closely assist the…
Story | 08 Feb, 2017
In January 2017, Antonio H. Benjamin became the first Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law to ever visit Vietnam. WCEL membership has great potential to grow and the IUCN Vietnam Country Office in Hanoi provides great opportunities for increased cooperation. Additionally, the…
Publication | 2016
An ounce of prevention : snow leopard crime revisited
Snow leopard poaching and trafficking – referred to herein as snow leopard crime – is revisited 13 years after TRAFFIC’s first report on the subject, Fading Footprints: The Killing and Trade of Snow Leopards. This report builds on a…
Story | 02 Feb, 2017
On the occasion of World Wetlands Day on February 2, IUCN is announcing the launch of a regional project to enhance the resilience of wetlands in Lower Mekong countries. Funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation,…