Story | 04 Jun, 2019
In the Maldives, Aminath lives close to a vast protected wetland area within the Fuvahmulah Nature Park on Fuvahmulah Atoll. Aminath goes to the wetland at least once a month to harvest taro from her…
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
Training Module on Initiating Transboundary Conservation available online
A newly developed Training Module on initial phases of cross-border conservation and steps towards its institutionalization was presented today at a meeting of IUCN and BfN in Gland, Switzerland. Consisting of the Trainer’s Manual and eight lessons, it…
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
USAID, IUCN AND THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY PARTNER TO PROTECT EAST AFRICA'S NATURAL RESOURCES
USAID has partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the East African Community (EAC) to develop a project called Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources (CONNECT).
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi's Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law
WCEL Member Charles Okidi was honored at the University of Nairobi book launch for "Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi's Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law" on 19 March, 2019.
Story | 03 Jun, 2019
South Africa fulfils Promise of Sydney for marine conservation
Five years after making a commitment at the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, South Africa had fulfilled its promise by establishing 20 new marine protected areas.
Story | 03 Jun, 2019
Translation of IUCN publications on protected areas into Asian languages
Under the auspices of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP), and with the generous financial support of the Korea National Park Service (KNPS), a number of IUCN publications on protected areas are currently being translated into selected Asian languages.
Grey literature | 2019
Governance of the Ganges River Basin
The Ganges River Basin is shared by four countries – Bangladesh, China, India and Nepal – and though it lacks a regional basin-level cooperation agreement to facilitate its joint management and address common challenges such as floods and climate change, there are four bilateral agreements on…
Story | 31 May, 2019
Madagascar: pilot for the development of a Regional Resource Hub
The Regional Resource Hub (RRH) is the regionally tailored name for the BIOPAMA regional observatory for Eastern and Southern Africa hosted by RCMRD, the Regional Centre for Mapping Resources for Development. The Regional Resource Hub covers the 24 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa and…
Story | 31 May, 2019
ICCAs for biological and cultural diversity
Indigenous peoples and local communities around the world protect and care for their collective territories, lands and waters as a matter of survival, health and wellbeing. These territories and areas, known as ICCAs, are cradles of biological and cultural diversity and crucial for all life on…
Story | 31 May, 2019
Green List retreat in Kenya: a bottom up brainstorming
The results of the brainstorming session of the Kenyan Green List retreat are all included in the Green List 2019-2021 roadmap for Kenya. The roadmap can certainly be helpful to other established or future Green List countries and will contribute to build an EAGL network aiming at sharing…