Story | 28 Oct, 2020
On 14th October 2020, Bangladesh commenced the preparation of the country’s first Red List of Plants and formulating an Invasive Alien Species Management Strategy for plants through an Inception Workshop.
Story | 27 Oct, 2020
On 31 July 2020, the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ramsar Regional Center - East Asia (RRC-EA). The signing of an MoU between IBRRI and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) followed on 25 September 2020.
Press release | 27 Oct, 2020
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic leaking into the Mediterranean each year – IUCN report
Gland, 27th October 2020 (IUCN) - A new IUCN report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the…
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
Waste characterization study completed in Carriacou Island
A waste characterization study was successfully completed in Carriacou Island, Grenada, by the team of local consultants hired by the IUCN Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) partner, Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC).
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
PWFI conducted online training sessions as part of an alternative methodology to cope with COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to find new ways to operate to prevent a massive dissemination of the virus. Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) is no exception; the project has developed an online working methodology to continue its…
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
PWFI advancing its work in the Caribbean
Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC), engaged by IUCN within the Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project to create a flow analysis of plastics, has hired local teams in Grenada and Saint Lucia to gather in country and field-based auditing data on…
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
Nominations open for the new International Ranger Awards
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas is proud to announce the new International Ranger Awards.
Developed in collaboration with the International Ranger Federation, Global Wildlife Conservation, and Conservation Allies, these awards will recognise the remarkable work of rangers in…
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
Mixed messages on biodiversity during EU Green Week
A bittersweet feeling at the end of the EU Green Week 2020: fruitful biodiversity discussions and commitments from the EU Member States, while the Parliament rejects considering the EU Green Deal in the Common Agricultural Policy.
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
IUCN welcomes United Arab Emirates as new State Member
IUCN extends a warm welcome to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which has officially announced its decision to become a Member of IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has been designated by the State as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat.
Story | 26 Oct, 2020
A district level awareness workshop on ecosystem service benefits and innovative financing for sustainable land management was conducted on 15 September 2020 at the AusLink Hotel, Walapane, Nuwara Eliya.