Grey literature | 2024
The Fundão disaster in 2015 was one of the biggest environmental disasters in Brazil’s history. The collapse of the dam near the city of Mariana released around 39 million m3 of tailings, which travelled 670 km to reach the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, the tailings resulted in 19 deaths,…
Story | 13 Feb, 2024
Elephant range States from Southeast Asia review implementation of the CITES MIKE Programme
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) is classified as Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, due to poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as human-elephant…
Grey literature | 2024
Identifying and Prioritising Wetlands for Ramsar Site Designation in the Indo-Burma Region
The identification, designation and management of Wetlands of International Importance (“Ramsar Sites”) is a key commitment under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, to which all five Indo-Burma countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam) are signatories (Contracting Parties…
Story | 31 Jan, 2024
Kilombero farmers push for new path to sustainable agriculture
In Tanzania's Kilombero district, a collaboration between small-scale farmers, IUCN, and other stakeholders is revolutionizing agriculture practices amid climate challenges. The SUSTAIN project, underpinned by IUCN's commitment and government support, aims to bolster the sector through…
Story | 25 Jan, 2024
IUCN Green List progress in Viet Nam
On 18 January 2024, as part of the USAID Biodiversity Conservation Activity (BCA), IUCN and WWF organised a meeting in Cat Tien on the status of the IUCN Green List (GL) implementation in Viet Nam. There were 70 participants from MARD, the Forestry Project Management Board, USAID, IUCN, WWF,…
Story | 25 Jan, 2024
Introducing IONIQ mangrove restoration project in Ca Mau Province, Viet Nam
On December 19, 2024, IUCN organised a consultation workshop on the mangrove restoration project in Ca Mau. The project is a 3-year partnership between IUCN, Hyundai Motor Company, and Good Neighbors International (GNI) to restore mangroves in the Mekong Delta on privately owned shrimp farms (…
News | 06 Dec, 2023
Expression of Sympathy and Solidarity in the Wake of the Hanang District Tragedy in Tanzania
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December 5, 2023
Grey literature | 2024
Improving the sustainability of freshwater services
The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ self-assessment tool is a recent framework for assessing the effectiveness of a potential NbS intervention against eight good practice principles, associated with 28 criteria. This report brings an overview of the NbS Global Standard…
Story | 04 Dec, 2023
Common Ground dialogue on agricultural transformation in the Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is highly vulnerable to flooding, droughts, and sea level rise. The situation is aggravated by high dikes, canals, sluice gates, and other water control infrastructure built for intensive rice production. This has caused large-scale soil fertility loss, eutrophication of water…
News | 09 Nov, 2023
The CEO Roundtable of Tanzania (CEOrt) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) have today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), establishing a significant collaboration aimed at cultivating sustainable business practices in Tanzania.