Story | 27 Aug, 2019
IUCN Sri Lanka and ILO lend a hand to build a bridge over “Paravidola”
IUCN Sri Lanka in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) initiated the construction of a permanent bridge over a stream—“Paravi dola”— which runs across the village Palbima of the Illukpotha Grama Niladhari Division (GND).
Story | 22 Aug, 2019
Climate change vulnerability assessment: Rice farming communities in Viet Nam at risk
Recent climate change vulnerability assessments conducted in wetland sites in Viet Nam as a component of IUCN’s Mekong WET project highlighted that rice farming, the main income of wetland communities, will be affected by changes in rainfall…
Story | 09 Aug, 2019
INSEE contribution to sustainable development using Nature Based Solutions
A leading cement manufacturer in Sri Lanka Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd, also known as INSEE Cement Sri Lanka, launched its inaugural Sustainability Report 2018, which is also the Company’s first Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) based and externally assured Sustainability Report. The launch was…
Story | 13 Jul, 2019
Why do Australia’s environmental laws fail to save our species from extinction?
By Afshin Akhtar-Khavari et al. - Transformative change is needed in Australia to deal with its extinction record, which is being further exacerbated by large resource extraction approvals and increased urbanization. Legal opportunities are procedurally and jurisdictionally complex and…
Story | 10 Jul, 2019
Empowering local communities to raise awareness about climate change through citizen journalism
IUCN and Thai Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) recently joined hands to organise a citizen journalism ‘Training of Trainers’ workshop for media representatives from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
Story | 22 Jun, 2019
Swedish Crown Princess visits Viet Nam, country struggling with plastic pollution
Sweden’s relationship with Viet Nam goes back 50 years. Viet Nam is one of the top five countries with mismanaged waste ending up in the ocean, so it is not surprising that Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is especially concerned about plastic…
Story | 19 Jun, 2019
Mekong transboundary cooperation: Making a problem bigger
When asked about his success as a soldier and politician, U.S. President Eisenhower said: “Whenever I run into a problem I can’t solve, I always make it bigger. I can never solve it by trying to make it smaller, but if I…
Story | 17 Jun, 2019
Six years of conservation progress in Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot
More than 100 conservation and development practitioners attended the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Phase II Final Assessment Workshop, held from 28 to 30 May in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Story | 14 Jun, 2019
From 28-30 May 2019, government officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam gathered in Bangkok to discuss the status and progress of wetland policies in the region. The discussion was part of a regional dialogue organised by the Indo-Burma Ramsar…
Story | 06 Jun, 2019
A workshop to engage and empower the Economic Development Officers (EDOs) to conserve and manage the Kelani River Basin was held at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (MMD&E) on 25 April 2019.