Story | 12 May, 2017
The future of European agriculture policy in the hot seat
The European Environmental Bureau and BirdLife Europe organised the event: ‘Who will fix the broken CAP? Recipe for a Living Land’ on 11 May 2017 to examine the lessons learned from the last Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The event focused on the need for a new policy framework that considers…
Story | 11 May, 2017
Indonesia hosts first Asia regional high-level event on restoration and the Bonn Challenge
The first Asia Bonn Challenge High-Level Roundtable Meeting was held on May 9-10, 2017 in Palembang, South Sumatra.
Led by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of South Sumatra, in cooperation with IUCN, the two-day meeting will be…
Story | 10 May, 2017
Four countries have made restoration pledges to the Bonn Challenge – totaling 1.65 million hectares – at the first Asia Bonn Challenge High-level Roundtable in South Sumatra.
Jointly published | 2017
Baseline assessment of coral reefs of North Ari : 2015 Expedition
Baseline assessment of coral reefs of North Ari is the first study to investigate spatial variation in reef condition within the context of different human pressures in one atoll in the Maldives. Specifically, this study aimed to investigate whether and how coral reef condition (fish biomass,…
Story | 08 May, 2017
On March 31, IUCN organised a symposium at the Yezin Agricultural University together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation (MOALI) and the IUCN Task Force on Systemic Pesticides.
Story | 05 May, 2017
Indonesia and IUCN foster regional collaboration on restoration and the Bonn Challenge
Delegates from nearly a dozen countries in Asia are coming together in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia on May 9-10, 2017 to identify ways to collaborate on forest landscape restoration (FLR) in support of the Bonn Challenge.
Story | 05 May, 2017
Call for application: Marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2017 in Con Dao National Park
IUCN Viet Nam and Con Dao National Park are pleased to announce the call for marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2017 in Con Dao National Park, Ba Ria Vung Tau Province.
Story | 04 May, 2017
Visual storytelling: Water Infrastructure Solutions for the Volta Basin
WISE-UP 'Water Infrastructure Solutions from Ecosystem Services underpinning Climate Resilient Polies and Programmes' is a 4-year multidisciplinary research project that aims to demonstrate the application of natural infrastructure as a ‘nature-based solution’ for climate change adaptation and…
Story | 04 May, 2017
IUCN rings alarm bells for corals in the Mediterranean
Over 13% of anthozoan species in the Mediterranean Sea – which include corals and related species – are threatened with extinction, according to the Red List of Anthozoans report published recently by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The report proposes urgent…
Story | 04 May, 2017
CEPF workshop enhances grant application skills of Indo-Burma CSOs
From 29 March to 2 April, conservation NGO Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden (KFBG) organised a workshop to educate civil society organisations about the grant application process for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). Held at the Hainan Hele-crab…