Press release | 15 Feb, 2012
Strengthening of EIA Curricula in Tertiary Level Institutions
The Government of Pakistan, under the auspices of Planning Commission, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) organized a Consultation Meeting on ‘Strengthening of EIA Curricula in Tertiary Level Institutions’.
Story | 10 Feb, 2012
IUCN and Shell discuss next steps in sustainable biofuels
Participants at a Shell-IUCN biofuels workshop undertook a review of work so far, shared a vision for future Shell-IUCN work on biofuels, and identified priority themes for the development of a joint work plan for 2012–2013.
Press release | 08 Feb, 2012
Big boost for wildlife conservation: 23 new SOS projects
Top wildlife experts from around the world have allocated $US 3.3 million to 23 species conservation projects. Gorillas, cockatoos, and frogs are some of the many threatened species that are receiving a helping hand from SOS (Save Our Species), a global conservation fund initiated by IUCN, the…
Press release | 08 Feb, 2012
Big boost for wildlife conservation: 23 new SOS projects
Top wildlife experts from around the world have allocated $US 3.3 million to 23 species conservation projects. Gorillas, cockatoos, and frogs are some of the many threatened species that are receiving a helping hand from SOS (Save Our Species), a global conservation fund initiated by IUCN, the…
Story | 07 Feb, 2012
Crossing borders for nature: now available in Albanian and Macedonian
European examples of transboundary conservation
Press release | 02 Feb, 2012
IUCN celebrated World Wetlands Day at Shah Bundar, Thatta
The World Wetlands Day was celebrated by IUCN Pakistan at Shah Bunder on 2nd February to raise the awareness among communities and to highlight the significance of the wetlands.
Press release | 29 Jan, 2012
Exploiting limestone, Silvered langurs lose their “home”: a response
Several recent newspaper articles, including one published in the December 12, 2011 edition of Tuoi Tre, draw attention to the status of the Silvered langur (Trachypithecus germaini) populations on the karst hills of Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province.
Story | 19 Jan, 2012
IUCN and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), Shell International and JP Morgan Bank have launched a project to critically evaluate the relationship between United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites and the extractive…
Press release | 18 Jan, 2012
Strategic Environmental Assessment – Training Workshop
The Government of Pakistan, under the auspices of Planning Commission, in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has organized a two days workshop on “Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)– at Marriott hotel, Islamabad. The workshop is being organized…
Press release | 18 Jan, 2012
A new flowering plant belonging to the Medinilla plant group has been discovered in the highlands of Matasawalevu village, on the island of Kadavu in Fiji. The plant was found during a biodiversity assessment of the Nakasaleka district carried out as part of IUCN’s Water and Nature Initiative (…