Press release | 19 Jun, 2018
Marine Ecosystem Services Valuation – Fiji
Fiji is blessed with a diverse and rich marine environment that is worth billions of dollars to the economy and its value is deeply embedded in our culture. Fiji is also fortunate in that our country has many experts who work on the marine environment and understand many aspects of its…
Story | 19 Jun, 2018
Protecting our oceans - now and for future generations
Pacific representatives met in Apia, Samoa last week to identify the challenges and opportunities to progress and effectively manage Protected Areas in the region.
Story | 12 Jun, 2018
Sharing our Tonle Sap experience
On May 28-30, Pheakdey Sorn, IUCN Cambodia’s Water & Wetlands Coordinator, participated in the Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods international conference in Halifax, Canada, organised by the Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN) and the IUCN…
Story | 12 Jun, 2018
Common pool: Equitable water governance brings prosperity to Sabkhali
The Sundarbans, a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, are considered one of the natural wonders of the world. Lying adjacent is Sabkhali, a largely agricultural village, highly vulnerable to climate change and tidal surges, salt water intrusion, and waterlogging. The area is…
Story | 08 Jun, 2018
Putting women and girls at the heart of conservation and climate action
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a prerequisite to effective conservation, climate action and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International agreements on biodiversity (CBD), sustainable development (Agenda 2030) and—most recently—climate change (the Paris Agreement)…
Story | 08 Jun, 2018
ACCOBAMS Project kicks off in Málaga with various events and the arrival of the research vessel “Song of the Whale”
Story | 07 Jun, 2018
To mark World Oceans Day, IUCN has collaborated with Google Earth to produce a Voyager story - a multimedia presentation embedded in Google Earth - that traces the life and habits of humpback whales as they migrate the world’s oceans and as they feed and breed in “Large Marine Ecosystems” (LMEs…
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the Western Indian Ocean’s plastic tap
By Luther Bois Anukur, Regional Director, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa
Story | 05 Jun, 2018
Closing the 'plastic loop' on marine waste across Asia
In a special World Environment Day op-ed, Aban Marker Kabraji, Regional Director for IUCN Asia and Director of IUCN's Regional Hub for Asia-Oceania, writes about grassroots initiatives and efforts to engage the private sector that IUCN and Mangroves for the Future are already undertaking.
Story | 04 Jun, 2018
Where the heart is: Myanmar’s village conservation committees give people reason to stay
For those who live along the coast of the Pyinbugyi Islands at the mouth of Southeastern Myanmar’s Tevoy River, fishing has always been a way of life. Unfortunately, of late, commercial offshore fishing has meant that many locals aren’t able to fill their nets as they used to. Rice farming,…