Story | 07 Feb, 2022
World Wetlands Day 2022 celebrated in Pakistan
IUCN Pakistan celebrated the World Wetlands Day 2022 at Sindh and Punjab provinces. The day was also observed by the Karot Biodiversity project at AJ&K.
Story | 07 Feb, 2022
World Wetlands Day 2022 - Message by, Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative IUCN Pakistan
Today is the World Wetlands Day. The theme for this year is Wetlands: Action for People and Nature which highlights the importance of actions required to conserve the wetlands and to use them sustainably. This day is celebrated worldwide to raise global awareness about an important role of…
Story | 18 Nov, 2021
National Workshop on MIS/Log-frame of the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme concludes in Islamabad
A three- day National Workshop on Pakistan’s Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP) was concluded today in Islamabad. The workshop was jointly organized by Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change, KfW and the Third Party Monitoring Consortium. The Consortium comprised IUCN Pakistan, FAO…
Story | 04 Jun, 2021
IUCN Member Organisations and Partners gathered at Keti Bunder – the Guinness World Record site to commemorate World Environment Day 2021. Senator (r) Javed Jabbar, former IUCN Vice President and Regional Councillor Asia was the chief guest at…
Story | 28 May, 2021
100,000 Nature jobs on cards - Pakistan targeting ecosystem restoration
Webinar organized by Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan, IUCN, OXFAM and PNC member organizations
Story | 22 Sep, 2020
The Ministry of Climate Change has launched the Consortium to undertake Third Party Monitoring for its flagship Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme (TBTTP). The Government of Pakistan has mandated the Consortium which consists of IUCN, FAO and WWF to conduct the Third Party Monitoring and…
Story | 05 Dec, 2019
Thar identified as the Vulture Safe Zone in Pakistan
ISLAMKOT, THARPARKAR: (Thursday, 19 September 2019) While a massive decline in vulture populations have been witnessed across Pakistan over the years, Tharparkar has been identified as a major sanctuary for these scavenging birds, as revealed in a pre-monsoon survey undertaken by IUCN (…
Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
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 | 09 Jul, 2019
Ministry of Climate Change and IUCN Pakistan in collaboration organized a two days National workshop on July 8 - 9, 2019 at Islamabad. The workshop objective is to draw out commonalities of the best practices for each category of forests. The workshop outcome is expected to develop a set…