Story | 25 Sep, 2017
World Tourism Day: IUCN and Marriott Hotels collaborate to raise awareness on sustainable seafood
In celebration of World Tourism Day on 27th September 2017, JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa together with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Marriott Thailand Business Council will host a showcase of their award winning Sustainable Tourism Practices.
Story | 21 Sep, 2017
Launch of the IUCN Incubator for Nature Conservation
Everyone agrees that protected areas are valuable, but can they make money? Can they achieve full financial stability, and even provide a return on private investment? A new IUCN initiative aims to find out.
Story | 13 Sep, 2017
Through the project, 150 families have benefited directly, with indirect benefits to 500 families (3000 people).
Story | 22 Aug, 2017
How one NGO in Viet Nam is saving the world’s most trafficked mammal
Appearing somewhat like a cross between an anteater and a lizard, and rolling into a ball when threatened, the pangolin looks like nothing else on earth. Most people have never heard of them, let alone seen one – yet these creatures are the single most…
Story | 24 Jul, 2017
IUCN, through USAID funded Ha Long – Cat Ba Alliance, is calling for the application from tour guides in the training workshop on the biodiversity values of Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago from 26 - 27 August 2017 in Cat Ba National Park.
Story | 19 Jul, 2017
Call for Volunteers - “ACTION FOR A GREEN HA LONG” on August 29-30th, 2017 in Ha Long Bay
The call is open for all Vietnamese citizens Vietnamese citizens, or foreigners based in Vietnam, Have time commitment and be in good health, be enthusiastic and willing to learn about environmental protection, and specifically, about the Ha Long…
Story | 18 Jul, 2017
On May 5, IUCN organized the fourth leadership committee meeting of Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance (HLCBA). The meeting marked the end of the first phase (2014-2017) of this USAID-funded initiative and the start of the extension phase through September 2019. The meeting focused on the results of the…
Press release | 22 Jun, 2017
Gland, Switzerland – IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following the 2015 collapse of the Fundão tailings dam at the…
Story | 12 Jun, 2017
2nd International meeting, Global Judicial Institute on Environment - Day 2
GJIE Statute, membership, and hosting options on agenda
Story | 09 Jun, 2017
Financing Conservation: Incubator for Innovation
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PARTNERSHIP
IUCN is seeking to partner with protected and conserved areas to seek and learn ways to improve conservation financing.
(Please note: this is not a grant programme)
We are looking for partner sites that already participate in the…