Grey literature | 2016
Ocean warming : causes, scale, effects and consequences...Executive summary
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming. To build up the report, leading scientists from around the world were invited to join with colleagues to contribute individual…
Story | 29 Aug, 2016
From gulf to gulf: Sharing lessons on coastal wetlands between Thailand and Myanmar
In June 2016, IUCN organised an exposure visit for nine Myanmar government officials including four ministers from Mon State and Bago Region and one from the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division in Nay Pyi Taw to the Gulf of Thailand. The purpose of the visit was to let these officials see…
Publication | 2016
This document is a practical guide to the responsible and effective planning of offshore geophysical surveys and other forms of environmental imaging.
Publication | 2016
Explaining ocean warming : causes, scale, effects and consequences
Ocean warming may well turn out to be the greatest hidden challenge of our generation. This report represents the most comprehensive review to date on ocean warming. To build up the report, leading scientists from around the world were invited to join with colleagues to contribute individual…
Publication | 2017
European Union overseas coastal and marine protected areas
This report provides a first comprehensive overview of marine conservation efforts in the European Overseas: In the context of rapid global development in these areas, it takes stock and pinpoints the actions required to improve marine protection and strengthen resilience in these diverse…
Publication | 2016
Untold stories of Tanguar Haor
This book is a compilation of some interesting stories of Tanguar Haor where the haor people tell their own stories of culture, tradition, joys, deprivation and struggle for survival.
Story | 02 Aug, 2016
IUCN has launched a call for proposals for the management and delivery of the Project Preparation process for the ‘Sustainable Management of Peatland Ecosystems in Mekong Countries’ project. Approved by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council in April 2016, the project will be…
Story | 07 Jul, 2016
Thai communities share lessons about agricultural and water management practices
Keeping the balance between development and conservation can be a challenge in highly urbanised areas such as Bangkok and nearby provinces. In June, IUCN organised a study visit for community members from Bang Kachao, an area just South of Bangkok, Thailand, to build their capacity on…
Story | 05 Jul, 2016
Tourism and sustainable financing of community fisheries in Kampong Phluk
In early June, IUCN and FACT organized a regular monthly meeting with the community fisheries (CFi) committee and commune council in Kampong Phluk, 25 km from Siem Reap, one of three sites where the EU-funded project to strengthen management of fish conservation areas (FCAs) is intervening in…