Press release | 17 Apr, 2013
A Step towards easing Pakistan’s water woes – National Consultative Workshop on Water
IUCN Pakistan organized a National consultative workshop on ‘Pakistan Water Programme’ in collaboration with Oxfam-Novib at a local hotel in Islamabad. The objective of the consultative workshop was to discuss the key issues Pakistan is facing in terms of depleting water resources.
Story | 03 Mar, 2013
Management Plan of the Beung Kiat Ngong Ramsar Site
In September 2010, the Beung Kiat Ngong Wetland, in Champassak Province, Lao PDR was formally recognized as one of the 2 Ramsar sites in the country.
Press release | 28 Feb, 2013
Time to put a stop to illegal wildlife trade, says IUCN
Bangkok, Thailand, 28 February 2013 – Poaching, illegal trade and other important issues facing wildlife today will be discussed at the 16th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP16) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), taking…
Story | 31 Jan, 2013
New TEEB Report: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands
The new TEEB report 'The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Water and Wetlands' was launched by RAMSAR and partners on the occassion of World Wetlands Day.
Story | 29 Jan, 2013
HOLCIM Ecuador looks to manage biodiversity
The leading cement producer signed an agreement with the South American regional office of IUCN that will enable the company to use green tools for more sustainable practices.
Press release | 28 Jan, 2013
IUCN Pakistan organised a provincial consultative workshop for Punjab on ‘Pakistan Water Programme’ in Lahore on January 29, 2013 in collaboration with Oxfam-Novib.
Story | 27 Jan, 2013
Framing Paper: Water for Nature, Nature for Water
The IUCN 'Water for Nature, Nature for Water' Framing Paper was submitted to guide the consultation process on water management of the UN led Post 2015 'The World We Want' initiative.
Press release | 25 Jan, 2013
Energy utility RWE and IUCN join forces for nature
Essen, Germany/Gland, Switzerland, 25 January 2013 – Today, Germany’s number one power producer RWE and IUCN signed a three-year agreement on biodiversity management at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The aim is to further integrate protection of biological diversity into the corporate…
Press release | 17 Jan, 2013
IUCN Pakistan organised a briefing on the Renewable Energy today at a local hotel in Karachi. The briefing was given by Mr. Carl Pope, who is a world renowend expert on renewable energy. Mr. Carl is former Executive Director of the Sierra Club and has regularly contributed for the Huffington…