Story | 06 Jul, 2021
From 24 to 28 of April, researchers from Nong Lam University and University of Science Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam visited the Tra Su Melaleuca forest to interview the local communities and understand the resources they rely on within the wetland.…
Story | 06 Jul, 2021
Recent research conducted by the Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) has demonstrated that Pyu Lake and Paleik Inn are the two most important freshwater wetlands in central Myanmar. The wetlands provide habitat for a variety of migratory waterbirds, including the critically…
Story | 06 Jul, 2021
In June 2021, IUCN signed a 3-year-agreement with INSEE Viet Nam to assist the company achieve biodiversity net positive impact (NPI) by 2030 through biodiversity offsets outside its Hon Chong plant and biodiversity conservation measures inside and adjacent to its…
Story | 01 Jul, 2021
A new paper, published today in Science, argues for an international legally binding agreement that addresses the entire life cycle of plastics, from extraction of raw materials to legacy plastic pollution. Three clear goals are proposed and encouraged, to address not only the well-known issue…
Story | 29 Jun, 2021
The first-ever knowledge forum on the Meghna river basin, shared by Bangladesh and India, concluded on Thursday, 24 June. More than 100 participants from across the Meghna basin joined the forum. The three-day forum laid the foundation of a multi-…
Story | 23 Jun, 2021
Investment from a new "blended" finance facility will allow Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association (TASA), to use the incoming funds to implement a number of sustainable, revenue-generating initiatives while enhancing the protection of 132,000 hectares of spectacular coral reef ecosystems.…
Story | 15 Jun, 2021
Launch of new website on Water Law, Governance and Diplomacy
There is nothing quite as important as water for nature integrity, human health and sustainable development. Our own survival depends on it, this is a universally accepted truth. How to manage water equitably and reasonably, especially across borders, however is not so clear-cut.
Story | 15 Jun, 2021
IUCN, SEARCA ink partnership to enhance regional cooperation on agriculture and nature conservation
The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) formalized its agreement with IUCN through its Asia Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand to cooperate on training programmes, scholarships, and…
Story | 14 Jun, 2021
What is high quality ecosystem restoration?
Ahead of the launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, the Decade’s science task force convened to answer this daunting question. This is what they said.
Story | 07 Jun, 2021
Ocean Acidification: The what, where, how, why and what next on this major ocean issue
In the last 200 years, the ocean has taken up around 30% of all CO2 emissions and this absorption has altered the production of calcium carbonate in oceanic waters, causing the phenomenon known as Ocean Acidification (OA). Our new web story provides a high-level look at all impacts of this…