Story | 11 Jul, 2017
Marriott Resorts and IUCN develop Reef Education Center in Phuket
Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Merlin Beach is unique among hotels in Phuket in that it has its own house reef, teeming with diverse fish and coral life. The coral reef can be explored by snorkeling or diving from the beach at high tide, or wading around the tide pools when the tide is low.…
Press release | 11 Jul, 2017
Training event strengthens communications capacities of conservation actors across Asia
40 conservation practitioners from 13 countries across Asia took part in a capacity-building workshop on strategic communications in Bangkok, Thailand from 5-7 July. The workshop was organised by IUCN, in collaboration with Mangroves for the Future (MFF) and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership…
Story | 10 Jul, 2017
Relevant Stakeholders met for adding in more Marine Protected Areas
A consultative meeting of the relevant stakeholders of the Marine Protected Areas was held at the IUCN Country Office on July 06, 2017 to assess the potential marine protected areas. The representatives of the relevant stakeholders gathered to discuss and debate on designating the two potential…
Story | 07 Jul, 2017
Experts convene to save one of world’s most trafficked mammals
Saving the Sunda pangolin – one of the world’s most trafficked mammals – from extinction will require engaging local communities in their conservation and addressing the demand for pangolin products, according to international wildlife experts gathered in Singapore this week to…
Story | 06 Jul, 2017
Strengthening community responses to whale & dolphin conservation
Whales, dolphins and propoises are arguably the best known and most commonly seen marine mammals; over 25 species are found in India. The size and pivotal position of marine cetaceans within food webs makes them ecologically important and a significant conservation concern. In recent years, the …
Story | 06 Jul, 2017
Opportunities for Forest Landscape Restoration in Uttarakhand, India
The Global Partnership for Forest Landscape Restoration estimated that more than 2 billion hectares of degraded land is available for restoration globally - an area larger than South America! Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is the process of regaining ecological functionality and enhancing…
Story | 03 Jul, 2017
South Asia Vulture Recovery Programme’s sixth Regional Steering Committee meeting held
Sixth Regional Steering Committee meeting of the South Asia Vulture Recovery Programme was held at Kathmandu, Nepal on 28 June 2017. Representatives from governments, NGOs and research institutions from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan gathered to discuss the progress that has been made…
Press release | 30 Jun, 2017
Gland, Switzerland, 30 June 2017 (IUCN) – Illegal fishing, logging and poaching are impacting two-thirds of the 57 natural World Heritage sites monitored by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) this year, putting some of the world’s most precious and unique ecosystems and…
Story | 30 Jun, 2017
Advancing Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction into Sustainable Development
Ecosystems Protecting Infrastructure and Community (EPIC), funded by the German government’s BMU’s International Climate Initiative (ICI), aims to document the role of – and improve – ecosystem management for disaster risk reduction (DRR). This concept is also referred to as Ecosystem-based…
Story | 26 Jun, 2017
Back in 2015, I was a university student who travelled and went backpacking often. However the volunteer trip to Bay Canh Island in Con Dao National Park organized by IUCN was a very different experience for me and unlike any other trip I had been on.