Story | 18 Apr, 2024
A hybrid meeting of the Pakistan National Committee (PNC) of IUCN Members was held on 3 April 2024, chaired by Dr Roomi S. Hayat.
Story | 18 Apr, 2024
Commemorating International Day of Forests in Pakistan
In alignment with the global observance of International Day of Forests on March 21, IUCN Pakistan rallied its efforts across Punjab and Sindh provinces, spotlighting two impactful projects dedicated to nature conservation. The theme for this year was Forests and Innovation. The…
Story | 12 Mar, 2024
Beyond Borders: IUCN Pakistan's Impact at ACIAR Salinity Futures Symposium 2024
A five-day symposium was organized by the ACIAR and Can Tho University in Vietnam during 3-7 March, 2024. The symposium brought members from various countries. Representatives of funding and donor agencies, NGOs, government as well as salinity and conservation experts attended the symposium. A…
Story | 08 Mar, 2024
Charting New Frontiers: IUCN Pakistan and COMSTECH Forge Alliance
IUCN Pakistan and COMSTECH, the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Islamabad, focused on Conservation and Sustainable Development.
Story | 22 Feb, 2024
Skill-building trainings promote disaster readiness and forest protection
Facing severe problems due to climate change and losing flora and fauna diversity, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) is working towards minimising the impacts using Nature-based Solutions (NbS).
Story | 22 Feb, 2024
Embarking on a mission to adapt to climate change, the Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) unveiled its planned activities for the Nature-based financing for protected areas in Samoa – O Le Pupu Pu'e National Park Kiwa Initiative project.
Project | 31 Mar, 2021 - 30 Aug, 2025
Scaling-up Ecosystem based Adaptation Measures in rural Latin America
Scaling up the EbA approach to increase the resilience to climate change of vulnerable communities and ecosystems in rural areas of Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Blog | 02 Feb, 2024
World Wetlands Day 2024 - Message by Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative IUCN Pakistan
Today, the World Wetlands Day is being commemorated all over the world. The theme of the day for this year is “Wetlands and Human Wellbeing”, which reflects upon the interconnectedness between wetlands and various aspects of human health.
Story | 12 Jan, 2024
Sports for Nature: IUCN Pakistan's adventure sports initiatives in Minapin, Gilgit Baltistan
In collaboration with the Community Welfare Foundation Minapin and Adventure Club Pakistan, IUCN Pakistan inaugurated the rock climbing site established under the Biodiversity Safeguarding Project funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS).
Grey literature | 2021
Pacific Regional Report (Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu) for the Plastic Waste Free Islands project
This report is a consolidation of in-country data gathered during 2020 in three Pacific countries: Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. For the purpose of this report, all regional data analysis is based on these countries only. Data collection encompassed three sectors — household and commercial, tourism…