Story | 01 Jul, 2019
IUCN report makes new proposals for listing World Heritage volcanoes
Eighteen volcanic landscapes around the globe are the most likely candidates for future inscription on the World Heritage List, according to a new IUCN study launched today at UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee meeting in Azerbaijan.
IUCN Statement | 27 Jun, 2019
Selous reserve could lose World Heritage status if dam project goes ahead – IUCN
The Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania faces irreversible damage if plans to build the Stiegler’s Gorge dam go ahead, according to IUCN – the official advisor on natural World Heritage. Ultimately, this could lead to the reserve being removed from the World Heritage List, IUCN warns ahead of next…
Story | 26 Jun, 2019
Legal and political analysis: what experts are saying about laws that tackle plastic pollution
Most countries around the world agree there is a plastic pollution problem, but what have national governments been doing about it? Legal experts from Thailand, Vietnam, South Africa, Mozambique and Kenya recently came together to investigate this…
Story | 22 Jun, 2019
Swedish Crown Princess visits Viet Nam, country struggling with plastic pollution
Sweden’s relationship with Viet Nam goes back 50 years. Viet Nam is one of the top five countries with mismanaged waste ending up in the ocean, so it is not surprising that Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria is especially concerned about plastic…
Story | 19 Jun, 2019
Mekong transboundary cooperation: Making a problem bigger
When asked about his success as a soldier and politician, U.S. President Eisenhower said: “Whenever I run into a problem I can’t solve, I always make it bigger. I can never solve it by trying to make it smaller, but if I…
Story | 14 Jun, 2019
From 28-30 May 2019, government officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam gathered in Bangkok to discuss the status and progress of wetland policies in the region. The discussion was part of a regional dialogue organised by the Indo-Burma Ramsar…
Story | 10 Jun, 2019
CCAD presents award to Grethel Aguilar for her track record in the region
The Central American Commission for Environment and Development (known in Spanish as CCAD) presented Dr Grethel Aguilar with an award for her track record as Region
Story | 07 Jun, 2019
IUCN advises “in danger” status for three World Heritage sites
IUCN, the official advisor on natural World Heritage, recommends for three natural sites to be listed as “World Heritage in danger”: the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, Mexico’s Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California and the Ohrid region in North Macedonia.
Story | 07 Jun, 2019
Launch of comic book: “THE POSEIDON PATROL – The Reef Riders”
In celebration of World Oceans Day on June 8, Comics Uniting Nations, in collaboration with IUCN, the French Ministry in charge of the Overseas Territories, the International Coral Reef Initiative, Gallifrey Foundation, UNICEF, The World’s Largest Lesson and PCI…
Story | 28 May, 2019
Towards a Nexus roadmap for Central Asia
Aiming to learn about the principles and ways to structure a Nexus process as well as the opportunities that stem from Nexus thinking, 15 experts from Central Asian ministries and interstate organisations visited Croatia and Austria in mid-May within a study tour organised by IUCN and CAREC.