Story | 22 Jul, 2024
Lotus fiber: a new women-led flood friendly value chain in the Mekong Delta
In February-March 2024, IUCN organised a training program for 60 women in three upper Mekong Delta provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, and Long An to produce high value silk yarn from lotus stems. This is part of a 3-year project to develop sustainable value chains for lotus silk products to…
News | 22 Jul, 2024
Kick-off meeting on mangrove restoration and hybrid NbS in the Mekong Delta
On 5 July 2024, IUCN organised a meeting in Bac Lieu Province to launch the project "Increasing coastal resilience in the Mekong Delta through mangrove restoration and hybrid NbS" with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF). The project will apply a hybrid NbS that reconciles coastal…
Story | 14 May, 2024
Local Species Champion Group work to save Grey-Shanked Douc Langurs in Viet Nam
Grey-shanked Douc Langurs (Pygathrix cinerea), playful primates recognised by their long white whiskers and orange collars, can only be found in the central highlands of Viet Nam. Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ since 2008, they’ve been hunted…
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…
Press release | 28 Nov, 2023
Towards a shared vision for biodiversity conservation in Central Asia
Cooperation among Central Asia countries to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable management of natural resources is gaining momentum. The Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Conservation in Central Asia held 28-30 November 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, makes a significant stride in…
News | 15 Jun, 2023
Strong commitment to foster Nature-based Solutions for resilient landscapes in Central Asia
For two days, decision-makers, policy leaders, experts, and practitioners from Central Asia discussed scaling up Nature-based Solutions for resilient landscapes and communities in the region.
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The Regional Dialogue: Scaling up Nature-based Solutions for resilient landscapes in Central Asia
This strategic regional dialogue is organised jointly by IUCN ECARO and the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and it aims to enable relevant actors in Central Asia to gain a common understanding of the Nature-based Solutions concept,…
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
The "30x30" target and opportunities for OECMs in Viet Nam
The Aichi Targets adopted at the 2010 UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference in Nagoya, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, included Target 11 to effectively conserve 17% of all land and inland waters and 10% of the ocean by the end of the decade. While some progress was made toward…
Story | 25 Apr, 2022
On behalf of organizers, IUCN would like to express our sincere thanks for all applicants of marine turtle conservation volunteer programme in Hon Cau Marine Protected Area - Summer 2022.