Story | 05 Sep, 2016
Ashiq Ahmad Khan wins the Kenton Miller Award 2016
3 September 2016
IUCN World Conservation Congress, Honolulu
Ashiq Ahmad Khan received the Kenton Miller Award for Innovation in Protected Areas Management for achieving a more secure and sustainable management of Khunjerab National Park in Pakistan. Ashiq was one of the first…
Story | 08 Aug, 2016
IUCN and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) organised a launch ceremony of the mangroves plantation in the Port Qasim Area jurisdiction of the SSGC LPG-Terminal today.
Story | 04 Aug, 2016
Provincial Government Officials received Orientation on Climate Financing Opportunities
An orientation session was organized by IUCN in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change for the Sindh Provincial Government Officials at the IUCN Country Office, Karachi. The orientation was attended by representatives of the various provincial government departments.
Story | 02 Aug, 2016
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management strives to expand worldwide database on Ecosystems
The Chairperson of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM), Mr. Piet Wit, presented the Comission's work and goals to IUCN Members, Commission Members and staff at the IUCN Country Office, Karachi.
Story | 01 Aug, 2016
The Winners of the 2016 « Water and Environment » Media Competition
The West and Central Africa Programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-PACO) within the framework of the Partnership for Environmental Governance in West Africa (PAGE), the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of Coastal and Marine area in West Africa (PRCM) and…
Story | 01 Jun, 2016
Media competition « Water and environment » 2016
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Central Africa and West African Programme (IUCN/ PACO) as part of its program "Partnership for environmental Governance in West Africa (PAGE)", Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP / WA ) and the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of…
Press release | 30 May, 2016
Experts address vulture decline issues at Pakistan Regional Symposium on Vulture Conservation
In May IUCN Pakistan and Baanhn Beli in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change organised a Regional Symposium on conservation of vultures in Asia. The symposium was organised under the Vultures Conservation Project being implemented jointly by Baanhn Beli and IUCN under a USAID funded…
Press release | 20 Dec, 2015
The national conference “Paving the Way for Sustainable Transport in Pakistan” commenced today in Islamabad, bringing together a wide range of national and international experts to discuss and share best practice and experiences in sustainable transport, as well as to draw attention to…
Story | 30 Nov, 2015
Nine countries elected to the World Heritage Committee
Nine States Parties have been elected to the World Heritage Committee: Angola, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Cuba, Indonesia, Kuwait, Tunisia, United Republic of Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. They take the place of Algeria, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Senegal and Serbia.