Press release | 03 Oct, 2011
One day Training Workshop on Nature Resource Management
IUCN Baluchistan Partnership sustainable development Project organized a one – day training workshop on the subject Sustainable Natural Resource Management at Qila Saifullah.
Story | 02 Oct, 2011
The mangrove ecosystem is amongst the world's riches in terms of its biodiversity. In Fiji, there are eight tree species that make up the mangrove forest. This book is written by Alison Haynes.
Story | 29 Sep, 2011
Implementing Conservation and Wise Use in Lao PDR’s two Ramsar sites
Since joining the Ramsar Convention last year, the Government of Lao PDR and its partners have stepped up implementation of the Convention and its principles of conservation and wise use of wetlands.
Story | 29 Sep, 2011
This report is the result of the co-operation of seventeen partners from four continents—all of them engaged in activities to improve the livelihoods of mobile livestock keepers. The organizing question of this collaboration was, how do mobile livestock keepers—i.e.
Press release | 29 Sep, 2011
Experts Identify World’s Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations
Top sea turtle experts from around the globe have discovered that almost half (45%) of the world’s threatened sea turtle populations are found in the northern Indian Ocean. The study also determined that the most significant threats across all of the threatened populations of sea turtles are…
Story | 25 Sep, 2011
IUCN is deeply saddened by the loss of Wangari Maathai, one of Africa’s foremost environmental campaigners and a great advocate for social justice, human rights, peace and democracy. Wangari Maathai has passed away in Nairobi at the age of 71.
Story | 22 Sep, 2011
National Action Plan for Conservation of Gibbons welcomed in Vientiane
The Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) has taken a further step to demonstrate its commitment to protecting globally important biodiversity by launching a national action plan for the conservation of gibbons.
Story | 22 Sep, 2011
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India
Press release | 22 Sep, 2011
Five- Days Training workshop on Geographic Information System
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature under its Balochistan Partnership for Sustainable Development (BPSD) programme with the financial assistance of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands organized a five day training workshop on Geographic Information System (GIS) at a…
Story | 19 Sep, 2011
Rights and Conservation in a Diverse and Sustainable World
This report summarises the Rights and Conservation Journey at IUCN’s 2008 World Conservation Congress.