Story | 14 May, 2018
Koh Rong National Marine Park: A first for Cambodia
On 8 February 2018, the Cambodian government announced the establishment of the Koh Rong National Marine Park (NMP) – a first for the country. The park covers over 52,000ha – an area two thirds the size of Bangkok – along the coast of Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong, and is critical to safeguarding…
Blog | 13 May, 2018
The UNFCCC affirms its commitment towards capacity building and tracking progress on gender
At the Bonn UNFCCC Intersessional, IUCN supports delegates in taking steps on implementing its recent Gender Action Plan
Story | 11 May, 2018
IUCN and ICNS celebrate the 70th anniversaries: We are better together
At the event, 70+70 Years of Nature Conservation, on the evening of 9 May at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Belgrade, Serbia, the IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) and IUCN Member, the Institute for Conservation of Nature of Serbia (ICNS), celebrated…
Story | 11 May, 2018
Convened with the aim of affirming key regional priorities and expectations, the four-day inception meeting served to secure buy-in and commitments from partners in the sector towards advancing programme implementation. The forum also provided a worthwhile…
Story | 11 May, 2018
On 2-4 May 2018, the Uttarakhand Watershed Management Directorate organised a Summit on Climate Resilient Mountain Agriculture in Dehradun, the state capital. IUCN India was invited to present the key findings of the restoration opportunity assessment study implemented in the state using the…
Story | 10 May, 2018
CEESP News - by Osvaldo Munguia, Director of Mopawi and IUCN-CEESP Regional Vice Chair - Meso & South America
Story | 10 May, 2018
IUU fishing in Cu Lao Cham MPA: how to deal with it?
In April 2017, an IUCN team spent a week on Cu Lao Cham (CLC) in central Vietnam assisting negotiations between the management board and local fishing communities to expand the strictly protected zone of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) from less…
Story | 10 May, 2018
Germany confirms commitment to climate and biodiversity finance
At the tenth anniversary celebration of IKI, the initiative and IUCN reflected together on the progress made in deploying Nature-based Solutions to climate change, reaffirming the role of ecosystems and biodiversity for climate action.
Story | 10 May, 2018
The Xe Kong 1 dam: why it matters for Vietnam
The Xe Kong, which rises in Thua Thien Hue before flowing into Lao PDR and then into Cambodia, is the last unobstructed major tributary of the Mekong and is of irreplaceable value for regional food security and the productivity of the Mekong Delta. …
Story | 09 May, 2018
IUCN highlighted nature-based solutions to climate change in the 2018 Talanoa Dialogue
IUCN took part in the Talanoa Dialogue at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (30 April - 10 May).