Story | 06 Dec, 2018
Fish Conservation Zones lead to stronger communities, fewer conflicts and more fish
Fish Conservation Zones (FCZs) are areas that are closed to fishing in order to protect habitats and restore fish populations. Besides their use for conservation, FCZs can also be a valuable tool for strengthening local communities and reducing local conflict. Local Thai NGO, Living Rivers…
Story | 06 Dec, 2018
Geneva meeting deliberates on global convention to address plastic pollution
Member states, industry players, UN agencies, leading experts and civil society organisations from around the globe have come together this week in Geneva to discuss a potential new global convention to beat plastic pollution.
Story | 03 Dec, 2018
Astola Island Ecological Baseline Study on the Cards - Says Adviser to the Prime Minister
Islamabad, November 30, 2018
The Astola Island Ecological Baseline Study was on the cards of the Government. This was stated by Mr. Malik Amin Aslam, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Changeduring the IUCN Pakistan National Committee Meeting held…
Story | 30 Nov, 2018
CEESP News
The Chair of CEESP seeks nominations/expressions of interest for the position of TGER Chair. Candidates for the Chair should preferably be familiar with CEESP and be committed to working cross-sectorally across different disciplines.
Story | 30 Nov, 2018
New report lays groundwork for benefit sharing in Meghna River Basin
IUCN’s Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) project has developed a profile and preliminary scoping study on Benefit sharing opportunities in the Meghna Basin for Bangladesh and India. The document is the first of its kind to address the lack of…
Story | 26 Nov, 2018
A nexus assessment of the 3S river basins: initial results and feedback
Over the last 18 months, IUCN, ICEM, and IWMI have been preparing a water-food-energy-environment (WFEE) nexus assessment of the Srepok, Sesan, and Sekong (3S) River Basins in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam on behalf of the US State Department’s…
Story | 23 Nov, 2018
12 right answers to inclusive green growth
We asked a dozen people to talk about inclusive green growth in Mozambique and Tanzania. Each had a slightly different take on the definition, but they all acknowledged that it is a landscape-wide process towards environmentally and socially…
Story | 21 Nov, 2018
Sometimes, you just need to let nature take its course
Growing over an estimated area of over half a million hectares, mangrove coverage in Myanmar is the second largest in Asia after Indonesia. These mangroves provide food, shelter and livelihoods to millions of delta and coastal dwellers in…
Story | 09 Nov, 2018
SUSTAINability in African Landscapes
Blog by Claire Warmenbol. SUSTAIN is a 10-year programme supporting inclusive green growth in Tanzania and Mozambique, with a particular focus on creating shared value for business, communities and nature. Both countries possess strong development potential and are seeing rapid growth in both…
Story | 09 Nov, 2018
On 5 October, 20 representatives from civil society, government, and the academic sector, representing seven countries which are part of the Mekong and Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basins, met in Bangkok to identify cross-basin learning and collaboration opportunities. The event was co-organised by…