Story | 17 Aug, 2020
Stay informed! A selection of latest news on nature conservation and sustainable use of resources from and for Eastern Europe and Central Asia now available
Blog | 17 Aug, 2020
Demonstrating Wise-Use activities at Moeyungyi Ramsar Site, Myanmar
Moeyungyi Wetland Wildlife Sanctuary (MWWS) was designated as the first Ramsar site of Myanmar in 2004. The site covers an area of 10,359 hectares and is located in the Bago Region (17°32’57” N, 96°36’58” E) some 114km from Yangon City in southeast…
Publication | 2020
Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool + (PA-BAT+)
The Protected Areas Benefits Assessment Tool+ (PA-BAT+) aims to collate and assess information about the overall benefits from conservation and protection in protected areas. It can also be used in other area-based conservation sites. This technical guidance provides a quick overview of why…
Story | 14 Aug, 2020
Extended Producer Responsibility: an approach to improving solid waste management in Viet Nam
On June 25 2020, IUCN in collaboration with Packaging Recycling Organization Viet Nam (PRO Vietnam) and the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) organized a workshop “Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Legal Framework – Shaping a…
Story | 14 Aug, 2020
By Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio - In May 2020, WCEL partner, the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law publishedThe Impact of Environmental Law: Stories of the World we Want, highlighting opportunities for environmental law to respond to the challenges facing our planet.
Story | 13 Aug, 2020
Even though naturally perfectly equipped to roam the steep mountains of Central Asia, the snow leopard is facing extinction. Around 7,500 individuals live in the wild, according to the most recent estimates. There is a strong commitment of conservationists to prevent the extinction of the…
Story | 13 Aug, 2020
Developing a management plan for Thailand’s largest Ramsar site
From 22 to 23 July 60 representatives from local government, communities and national parks met to prepare a management plan for the Kaper Estuary - Laemson Marine National Park - Kraburi Estuary Ramsar Site, also known as the…
Story | 11 Aug, 2020
IUCN calls for greater protection of Mediterranean sea turtle nesting sites
The first comprehensive overview of Mediterranean sea turtles offers the latest information available on nesting beach sites together with the main areas of foraging and overwintering, as well as the current situation in protected areas.
Story | 11 Aug, 2020
UN Desertification and Drought Day is celebrated on 17 June each year. The year of 2020 focuses on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption, under the…
Story | 10 Aug, 2020
Masculinities in Forests, Diversity and Forest Management
CEESP News: by Carol J. Pierce Colfer, member of CEESP; Senior Associate at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); Visiting Scholar at Cornell University’s Southeast Asia Program, Ithaca, New York, USA