Story | 09 Jun, 2020
IUCN Celebrates World Environment Day - Experts Call for Responsible Development
On the occasion of the World Environment Day, IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change, organized a webinar to commemorate the day and highlight the importance of the Environment. The theme of the day this year was: "Time for Nature".
Story | 09 Jun, 2020
IUCN Celebrates World Oceans Day - Experts Call for Reduction in Ocean Pollution
On the occasion of the World Oceans Day, National Institute of Oceanography, IUCN Pakistan and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan jointly organized a webinar to commemorate the day and highlight the significance of the Oceans. The theme of the day this year was: “…
Story | 09 Jun, 2020
IUCN Lao PDR organised two field missions to the Xe Champhone Ramsar Wetland as part of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) – funded Climate Adaption in Wetlands Area Project (CAWA) to develop a Non-Timber Forest Resource Programmeme (NTFP) in 16 villages.
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
IUCN and The Ocean Race join forces in global sports-conservation partnership
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has established a unique collaboration with The Ocean Race to work together, combining global sports events with powerful conservation activities, having impacts that will amplify awareness towards sustainability and essential…
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
IUCN Viet Nam and Hon Cau MPA are pleased to announce the call for marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2020 in Hon Cau MPA, Binh Thuan Province.
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
By Alisi-Rabukawaqa Nacewa. There is something beautiful and mysterious about the ocean. Some days I sit on the beach and I imagine hearing her sing me a song sung by my ancestors long ago, carried by the winds across her seas, and right back to me to remind me that they once stood here.
Story | 08 Jun, 2020
By Marian-Gauna Bulamaibau. World Oceans Day has been celebrated annually on the 8th of June since 2002. As the challenges faced by our oceans continue to grow, so does the need for novel solutions and the people driving them. While Covid-19 and social…
Story | 07 Jun, 2020
Conservation of genetic resources of spices, plantation, medicinal and aromatic crops
CEESP News - by Dr. Raviraja Shetty G*, University of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, India
A 10-day short course training programme was organized to enhance the knowledge of teachers, scientists, researchers, and extension workers on “Recent advances in…
DG Statement | 05 Jun, 2020
IUCN Acting Director General’s Statement for World Oceans Day
Imagine the deep blue ocean, an immense ally that provides food and oxygen, regulates our climate, links distant shores, and serves humanity as a source of social and economic development.
Story | 05 Jun, 2020
From Social Solidarity to Economic Solidarity
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir*
The citizens are aspiring for a transformational mission for a legitimate state to provide for universal basic needs and to ensure fundamental rights of its citizens. On the economic front, the…