Story | 06 Nov, 2017
Dompe Division Join Hands with the Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership
As part of the operationalizing of the Kelani River Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Approach (KRMP), IUCN partnered with Brandix Limited (www.brandix.lk) to promote Public-Private-Community Partnerships (PPCPs) to conserve the Kelani River Basin. The first…
Story | 05 Nov, 2017
Le mouflon à manchettes (Ammotragus lervia) est un ongulé endémique du nord de l’Afrique dont les effectifs ne cessent de diminuer dans la région. Face à cette situation, la Direction Générale des Forêts en Tunisie en collaboration avec l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (…
Story | 03 Nov, 2017
Gland, Switzerland - IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) launched the first-ever global biodiversity offset policy database at the Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable…
Story | 03 Nov, 2017
Xianju and IUCN make historic collaboration agreement
IUCN have formally accepted Xianju County, China, as partners in the IUCN Green List programme.
Story | 02 Nov, 2017
Cooperative governance of the Ganges Brahmaputra Meghna Basins (GBM) region was strengthened through the recent launch of a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) vision for improved transboundary water management. The vision, which was developed by a network of over 25 CSOs from Bangladesh, Bhutan,…
Story | 02 Nov, 2017
From 24 to 25 August 2017, IUCN, in collaboration with the Thai Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) hosted the “Regional Seminar on Marine Protected Area for Transboundary Resources.” Attended by representatives from Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, and China, the seminar…
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Story | 01 Nov, 2017
National red-listing kicks-off in North Macedonia
Over 50 participants attended project launch of the ‘National red-listing in North Macedonia’, jointly organised by IUCN Eastern, Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) and UN Environment in Skopje on 13 October 2017. Participants included representatives of the Ministry of Environment and…
Story | 31 Oct, 2017
A major enhancement of protection in Iceland
After many years of lobbying by Icelandic and international experts from WCPA, the Icelandic Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, Björt Ólafsdóttir has just announced the enhanced protection status of one of the most important ice caps and adjacent wetland areas in the highlands of…