Story | 22 Jun, 2016
Women of Kraksaan leading the way in mangrove conservation
45-year-old mother of two Tutut Ulfa Rahayu, is a fish farm worker. Tutut is one of many women from Kraksaan sub-district, Indonesia, who acknowledges the importance of mangrove ecosystems to sustain her livelihood, as well as improve her family's well-being.
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
Artificial reef building at Unawatuna with private sector support
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Holcim Lanka Ltd deployed fifteen artificial reef structures at Unawatuna, southern Sri Lanka in 2008 to increase reef area available for corals and associated reef organisms.
Story | 21 Jun, 2016
Blog: Sustainable financing of a Fish Conservation Area in Beoung Periang
In December 2015, as part of a workshop on sustainable financing of fish conservation areas (FCAs), I visited a deep lake in the Tonle Sap called Beoung Periang, located in Chreav commune about 12 km from Siem Reap. The workshop was organised by the Fisheries Action Coalition Team (FACT) and…
Story | 20 Jun, 2016
Empowering women for community and ecosystem resilience
Mangroves for the Future's Small Grants Facility enabled NGO Nabolok Parishad to help local women like Promila Rani establish and run community enterprises that provide alternative and sustainable livelihoods.
Story | 16 Jun, 2016
Reef Manager’s Guide to Stewardship
"Helping people work together to improve the outlook for coral reefs and communities"
Story | 15 Jun, 2016
IUCN has released a detailed report on whale protection measures implemented by Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. during a seismic survey conducted in the summer of 2015 close to an important western gray whale feeding area near Sakhalin Island, off the Russian coast, just north of Japan.…
Press release | 14 Jun, 2016
IUCN and partners launch global effort to boost restoration of degraded forests
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has approved The Restoration Initiative (TRI) that will help 10 countries define and achieve commitments under the Bonn Challenge – a global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded land by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030.
Story | 14 Jun, 2016
Global Environment Facility Council approves swath of new projects to be implemented by IUCN
At its 50th session held in Washington DC in early June, the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved several major initiatives led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Story | 14 Jun, 2016
Marriott and MFF: The power of private sector partnership
Through Mangroves for the Future (MFF), IUCN established a partnership with Marriott Hotels & Resorts to protect the environment and support Thailand’s local communities through mangrove restoration, the use of sustainable seafood sources and local procurement practices.
Story | 10 Jun, 2016
Wildlife trade and dams putting natural World Heritage at risk – IUCN
Natural World Heritage sites face major threats, such as commercial logging, poaching, gillnet fishing and dams, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In its recommendations to the World Heritage Committee, which meets in July, IUCN has advised that three…