Page | 26 Oct, 2022
The Heritage Heroes award ran in 2016 as a public voting campaign recognising exceptional people protecting natural World Heritage. Gathering three nominees at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i, it resonated as both a celebration of the places and people that inspire us, and a wake…
IUCN event
Launch of the 2022 IUCN situation analysis on intertidal wetlands in the Yellow Sea
This event, supported by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea and facilitated by IUCN and the EAAFP Secretariat, will provide an opportunity for three Ramsar Contracting Parties (PRC, DPRK and RoK), experts and partners from the Yellow Sea region to consider the key…
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Global Mangroves into 2030/2050
This side event will review the progress and challenges on global mangrove conservation, promote consensus among stakeholders in protecting mangrove and blue carbon, and mobilize science-based innovation and synchronized actions in the next decade, under the vision 2050 on biodiversity.
News | 23 Oct, 2022
IUCN Asia and MONRE, Vietnam meet to discuss conservation priorities
On 19 October 2022, Dr. Dindo Campilan, IUCN Regional Director for Asia met with the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam, H. E. Tran Hong Ha, where the two sides agreed on participation, cooperation, and responsible contribution towards IUCN initiatives on conservation in the…
Blog | 18 Oct, 2022
Local community engagement in conservation management
In June 2022, the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and IUCN Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for CEPF in the Indo-Burma Hotspot conducted monitoring visits to CEPF-funded projects in Cambodia.
Press release | 12 Oct, 2022
IUCN Leaders Forum to define the path to a nature-positive future
Jeju, Korea, 12 October 2022 (IUCN) – The IUCN Leaders Forum, taking place 13-15 October 2022, will tackle the challenge of measuring progress towards global biodiversity goals. A key working paper due to be debated at the Forum sets out a quantitative methodology IUCN is…
Page | 05 Oct, 2022
Some very special areas are recognised simultaneously under several international designations, all of which have environmental conservation at their heart. These include Ramsar Sites and World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks.
Story | 29 Sep, 2022
Partners in blue carbon conservation team up for the Blue Carbon Conference 2022 in Thailand
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Dow Thailand Group, together with the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR), Thailand opened a forum with their network partners under the project of Dow & Thailand Mangrove Alliance at Blue Carbon Conference 2022 - "Blue…
Story | 10 Oct, 2022
Meet with inspiring PANORAMA Solution Providers: Adam Miller, Executive Director at Planet Indonesia
Yayasan Planet Indonesia has pioneered a model of community-based conservation through their ‘Conservation Cooperative’ model that addresses the underlying drivers causing climate change vulnerability in partner communities. They have created village-led partnerships to support ecosystem-based…
Story | 27 Sep, 2022
The IUCN Pakistan team, in collaboration with the forest department of Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, undertook a tree plantation activity with the financial support of Embassy of Republic of Korea near the Shah Maqsood Interchange of the Hazara Motorway in KP. A variety of tree species (forest,…