Story | 05 Apr, 2018
Obituary: Dr Dhrubjyoti Ghosh, pioneer of wetland conservation in Eastern India
Former Regional Chair for South Asia of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and a noted Kolkata wetlands warrior, Dhrubajyoti Ghosh expired suddenly on 16 February 2018. This was painful news and indeed a great loss for IUCN.
…Story | 04 Apr, 2018
Global Pact for the Environment: Rich Discussions at the 8th World Water Forum
The initiative to reach agreement on a Global Pact for the Environment at the United Nations was discussed on two different occasions during the 8th World Water Forum under the auspices of WCEL and partners. Launched in 2017, the initiative was started by the Republic of France with…
Story | 04 Apr, 2018
Death of Mr. Nacer Riad Bendaoud
Mr Ryad Bendaoud, active IUCN CEC member and president of the association Ecologique de Boumerdes, has just left us, an outstanding advocate for the environment, a fervent beating of ecology and activist of nature conservation in Algeria and the Mediterranean.
Story | 04 Apr, 2018
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and the Serena Hotel, celebrated the World Water Day and the International Day of Forests, at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad on April 4, 2018.
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
CEESP News: by FARN - Environment and Natural Resources Foundation
After more than 6 years of intense meetings and negotiations, 24 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have adopted in San Jose, Costa Rica, the "Escazú Agreement", also known as Agreement on Principle 10. It…
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
Governing Committee of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment Meets In Brasília
Leading high-level judges from around the world met for the 1st Meeting of the Interim Governing Committee (IGC) of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) from 17-18 March in Brasília (Brazil). This meeting preceded the Conference of Judges and Prosecutors on Water Justice…
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
Latin American and Caribbean countries threatened by rising ocean acidity, experts warn
Latin American and Caribbean countries are at the forefront of the first effects of ocean acidification on people’s lives, according to experts who gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia to address the threat of acidification to the region at an event co-organised by IUCN.
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
Media trip focuses on tourism development on Cat Ba Island
Cat Ba is the largest of the 367 islands that make up the Cat Ba Archipelago, home of the Critically Endangered Cat Ba langur. Located near Hai Phong, Cat Ba is a national park as well as an…
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
Regional capacity building workshop on integrated planning in Mbeya, Tanzania
Representatives from national and local government agencies and NGOs from Tanzania and Zambia convened from 20 to 23 March, 2018 in Mbeya, Tanzania for a regional capacity building workshop: ‘Exploring spatial and legal policy perspectives for integrated land use planning around Lake Tanganyika…
Publication | 2018
The primary objective of this assessment is to determine the value for money (VfM) of IUCN's contribution to Guatemala’s forest landscape restoration (FLR) policy formulation processes during the period 2012-2016. The process and findings described in this VfM assessment are intended to…