Story | 26 Jun, 2019
Gilgit, June 25, 2019: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pakistan formally launched its project titled “Assessment of the State of Nature and Biodiversity Safeguarding Actions in Northern Pakistan” in collaboration with the line departments, private sector and local…
Story | 25 Jun, 2019
U.S. Appellate Court Hears Oral Arguments for Groundbreaking Climate Change Case
By Miranda Steed - On 4 June 2019, a three judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for the youth climate case in a packed courtroom in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Story | 24 Jun, 2019
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has funded a Rwf22bn project to preserve Sebeya and other catchments in Rwanda. The project titled ‘Landscape Restoration and Integrated Water Resources Management in Sebeya and other Catchments’will be implemented by Rwanda Water and Forestry…
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 | 21 Jun, 2019
By Gregorio Rafael P. Bueta - Philippine jurisprudence on the environment has been on a steady pace of development since the 70’s and 80’s. It got a global boost when the famous case of Oposa vs Factoran came out in 1993. In it, the Philippine Supreme Court bravely and courageously gave standing…
Story | 20 Jun, 2019
Networking for biodiversity in SEE
The South East Europe Biodiversity Task Force (BD TF) contributed to the First BIMR Regional Platform meeting on 29-30 May 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia aiming to build synergies to enhance cooperation for nature conservation and improved biodiversity…
Story | 18 Jun, 2019
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature/ The Regional Office for West Asia and in collaboration with the Environment Protection Authority EPA in Kuwait were organizing a training workshop on “Documenting and monitoring ecosystems using Geographic Information Systems and Remote…
Story | 17 Jun, 2019
L’eau comme bien commun: une question de culture, d’éducation et de spiritualité
De M. Tebaldo Vinciguerra
Story | 17 Jun, 2019
Peer-to-peer learning: Indigenous peoples share solutions
Forty-two representatives of indigenous organisations from around the world recently met in Tecpan, Guatemala to share experiences and learn from one another on environmental, business and social issues – taking another step toward a common understanding.
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.