Story | 19 Nov, 2019
IUCN conducts wetland management training for Lao environment officers
Mekong Wetlands University Network and IUCN Lao PDR recently organised a 11-day training on wetland ecology and management for environment officers working in Beung Kiat Ngong and Xe Champhone Ramsar sites in Pakse, Champasak Province.
Story | 18 Nov, 2019
World Toilet Day 2019: Access to sanitation means dignity, opportunity, safety
World Toilet Day, celebrated on 19 November every year, is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030. As more than half the global population still…
Story | 18 Nov, 2019
Tourism in Protected Areas – A double-edged sword
Tourism in many of Asia’s protected areas is growing rapidly, often leading to a range of environmental and social impacts. The importance of mitigating the impacts of tourism and enhancing its benefits has consistently been…
Story | 08 Nov, 2019
UICN participó en el diálogo sobre Océanos, cambio climático y la Agenda 2030 durante la PreCOP25
En la PreCOP se reflexionó sobre la ciencia, la política y las herramientas disponibles para visibilizar y aprovechar las oportunidades que ofrecen los océanos para hacer frente al cambio climático y sus efectos. En este contexto, el Dr. Alejandro Iza invitó a invitó a la comunidad internacional…
Story | 08 Nov, 2019
Understanding tools for protected area management, governance and social impacts
BIOPAMA Eastern and Southern Africa recently hosted a Regional Assessment Tool Workshop in partnership with the Government of Zambia in Livingstone, Zambia.
Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
Pioneering regional project to create locally managed marine areas (LMMAs) launched in Seychelles
The national component of an exciting new regional project coordinated by IUCN called "Enhancing coastal and marine socio-ecological resilience and biodiversity conservation in the Western Indian Ocean,” has just been launched in Seychelles.
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
REGIONAL PROGRAMME TO BOOST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LAUNCHED IN EAST AFRICA
The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with USAID Kenya and East Africa and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have officially launched a regional project to enhance the management and conservation of natural resources in East Africa.
Story | 05 Nov, 2019
Youth hold the key to expanding conservation impact in Africa
Blog by Nancy Nthiga on youth involvement in conservation and her experience at the IUCN 2019 Regional Conservation Forum for Eastern and Southern Africa
Story | 04 Nov, 2019
The Chad Basin, a lifeline for people, nature and peace
The Chad basin, centred around Lake Chad, covers almost 8% of the African continent and is home to over 30 million people. Over half of this population carves a living out of farming, herding and fishing thanks to the…