Story | 24 May, 2022
Opportunities and challenges in expanding wind in Vietnam’s electricity mix
This is the fourth in a series of six web stories exploring how Viet Nam can implement its COP26 energy commitments while minimizing environmental impacts and making progress on broader sustainable development goals. Other pieces explore topics like international…
Story | 23 May, 2022
Fantastic Freshwater: 50 landmark species for conservation
To mark International Day for Biodiversity (22 May), a new report shines the spotlight on overlooked and underappreciated freshwater species that are in urgent need of conservation. 'Fantastic Freshwater: 50 landmark species for conservation' is the result of a…
Story | 23 May, 2022
Unlocking international finance for Vietnam’s renewable energy transition
This is the third in a series of six web stories exploring how Viet Nam can implement its COP26 energy commitments while minimizing environmental impacts and making progress on broader sustainable development goals. Other pieces explore topics like what role wind…
Story | 23 May, 2022
The Sekong A dam in Lao PDR and the Mekong Delta: a moment of decision for Viet Nam
This is the second in a series of six web stories exploring how Vietnam can implement its COP26 energy commitments while minimising environmental impacts and making progress on broader sustainable development goals. Other pieces explore topics like how to stimulate…
Story | 23 May, 2022
Vietnam’s COP26 commitments: a moment of truth
Vietnam’s commitments at COP26 offer an ambitious agenda to de-carbonize the economy by avoiding new coal plants and transitioning towards clean energy. This is a significant departure from existing energy plans and an indication that Vietnam has made the political…
Story | 20 May, 2022
SUSTAIN initiative launched in Mozambique
Feeding a growing population and combatting climate change whilst protecting the environment are key challenges for our future. Sustainability will need to be at the core of economic growth strategies in every country. In Mozambique, the launch of SUSTAIN Pro marks the start of a 10-year…
Story | 11 May, 2022
Exploring Kien Giang’s island clusters
As part of the IUCN-led USAID Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project, IUCN and Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural development (DARD) cooperated on a rapid assessment of three island clusters in the West Sea between the mainland…
Story | 09 May, 2022
Throughout 2021, the Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise (FCEE) conducted biodiversity surveys and camera-trapping in Stung Sen Ramsar Site (SSRS), and used the IUCN Mekong WET Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) to understand the…
Story | 09 May, 2022
Throughout 2021, the Fishing Cat Ecological Enterprise (FCEE) worked with community members and government stakeholders in Koh Kapik Ramsar Site, Cambodia, to implement climate change adaptation measures to strengthen the wetland’s resilience to climate change.
Story | 06 May, 2022
Freshwater resources and the life and diversity they sustain are under mounting pressure from mass alteration of the river, estuarine, peatland, wetland and watershed ecosystems worldwide, made worse by the impacts of climate change.