Story | 11 Apr, 2013
Why you should come to Cambodia next June
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
New terrestrial gaps study to be unveiled
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
A training bridge between nature and culture
Story | 11 Apr, 2013
Dialogue between the mining sector and World Heritage sites in Africa
Story | 01 Apr, 2013
Momentum for nature’s ‘blue carbon’ solution to climate change
Efforts to restore marine ecosystems that store vast amounts of carbon have received a boost with the launch of a new website that provides the latest blue carbon science and policy.
Story | 14 Mar, 2013
IUCN and UNESCO World Heritage Enhancement
TILCEPA’s Chair participated in a workshop on Enhancing the World Heritage Programme, 17-21 February 2013. The event took place on Vilm Island in the Baltic Sea, hosted by the German Bundesamt für Naturschutz and IUCN’s World Heritage Division.
Story | 28 Feb, 2013
Hungarian Plane Tree wins European Tree of the Year award
The winner of the third international contest European Tree of the Year organized by the Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation is the Plane tree in Eger, Hungary which scored 14,205 votes. Over 45,000 votes were cast in this year’s contest that aspires to bring attention to trees and their…
Story | 24 Feb, 2013
Building capacity for managing World Heritage
Managers from 10 World Heritage sites throughout Africa met at the IUCN ESARO regional offices in Nairobi, Kenya to reflect on and learn more about management effectiveness of natural World Heritage sites in Africa. The Africa Nature project, a collaborative effort by the UNESCO World Heritage…
Press release | 21 Feb, 2013
Secrets of world’s richest marine area revealed
A new study finds that sea surface temperature, as well as the size and variety of habitats are the main factors responsible for the proliferation of marine life in the Coral Triangle – the most biologically diverse marine region in the world.
Press release | 20 Feb, 2013
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Limited in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan organised a half-day event at the PIBT site at Port Qasim to highlight the benefits of mangroves for the coastal communities and PIBT’s contribution towards greening and protecting the coasts in the vicinity of…