Story | 17 May, 2018
1st Bonn Challenge Roundtable in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The upcoming Ministerial Roundtable on forest landscape restoration and the Bonn Challenge in Kazakhstan brings decision-makers from the Caucasus and Central Asia together to discuss challenges and identify solutions related to forest landscape restoration.
Story | 14 May, 2018
EAGL Network Established, Members Trained
Establishment of EAGL network for West Asia region
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
The wonders of Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Lebanon
Al-Shouf Cedar Nature Reserve, accounting for a quarter of the remaining cedar forest in Lebanon, was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in July 2005. Covering approximately 50,000 hectares - or 5% of the total area of Lebanon, the legendary cedar is still revered and remains prominent in…
Story | 02 Feb, 2018
Safeguarding the Mesopotamian Marshlands for local communities
Following years of degradation, Iraq’s world-renowned Mesopotamian Marshlands in the south of the country are still an important feeding area for migratory birds and home to many threatened species. The region also contains some of the richest oil reserves.
Story | 23 Nov, 2017
Iraq commences developing plan for establishing national network of protected areas
“Initial Steps for Establishment of the National Protected Areas Network in Iraq”
Press release | 28 Sep, 2017
IUCN ROWA and AES sign cooperation agreement to engage local communities in nature-based solutions
Amman, Jordan – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA) and the global power company AES Jordan signed a cooperation agreement in August that aims to create demand-driven, nature-based solutions in East Amman.
Story | 26 Apr, 2017
Towards Deep-Sea Conservation in Lebanon
Following the first analysis of the deep sea expedition in unexplored areas of the Lebanese coast, the Deep-Sea Lebanon project has held on April 27th, 2017, the first workshop to discuss with relevant national stakeholders the feasibility of creating deep sea MPAs in Lebanon. .
Story | 31 Jan, 2017
Moving forward the Red List of Ecosystems and the Important plants Areas in Lebanon
A workshop on the Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) was organized for the first time in Lebanon on January 20th, 2017. The aim of this meeting was to provide a short training on the RLE methodology and to evaluate the feasibility to conduct a Red List of forest ecosystems assessment in Lebanon in…
Story | 28 Nov, 2016
Over 200 species found during Deep-Sea surveys of submarine canyons in Lebanon
After a one month deep sea expedition in unexplored areas of the Mediterranean, scientists have found over 200 species, including new records that have only been previously reported in the Atlantic Ocean and in polar regions.
Story | 31 Oct, 2016
في يونيو 2016، تواصلت وزارة البيئة والشؤون المناخية في سلطنة عمان مع الاتحاد الدولي لحماية الطبيعة لإجراء مسوحات للتنوع البيولوجى لجزر الديمانيات في محافظة مسقط، والمعلنه كمحمية طبيعية من أجل تقييم النظم البيئية والتنوع البيولوجي، واقتراح التدابيرالإدارية الفعالة وتحديد الخيارات والبيئات الحساسة…