Story | 20 Mar, 2024
Ramsar representatives in the Indo-Burma region highlight emergent needs for wetland conservation
From 28-29 February, participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam convened in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for the 7th Annual Meeting of the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI). The meeting provided an opportunity for partners, including representatives of government,…
Story | 26 Oct, 2023
Students learn about nature through art in Lang Sen Wetland Nature Reserve
On 26-28 September 2023, IUCN collaborated with Lang Sen Wetland Nature Reserve (NR) to organise a nature and art event on the theme “I love wetlands in Lang Sen” at the Vinh Chau A, Vinh Loi, and the Vinh Dai Primary & Secondary Schools in Long An Province. The aim was to educate and raise…
Story | 05 May, 2023
Saving Phu My, one of the Mekong Delta’s last natural grasslands
In 1996, Tran Triet as part of his PhD research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, recommended to the Kien Giang government in Viet Nam that they conserve 60,000 hectares of seasonally flooded grassland in the southwest of the province. These grasslands are characterized by Eleocharis…
Story | 20 Apr, 2023
The IUCN Green List, what it is and why it’s useful
Designating an area as legally protected is a key step toward creating a safe haven for threatened habitats and wildlife. But it needs more than that. Protected areas must also be effectively managed so that countries can deliver on their national and global biodiversity targets. And at a time…
Story | 14 Feb, 2023
Transboundary dialogue on wetlands and agriculture in the Mekong Delta
In September 2022, IUCN and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) organised a transboundary dialogue on wetlands (seasonally flooded grasslands) and agriculture in the Mekong Delta. The dialogue was held in Kampot, Cambodia, with 60 participants from provincial governments, research…
Story | 12 May, 2022
Khám phá ba cụm đảo tại Kiên Giang
Trong khuôn khổ dự án: “Bảo vệ các hệ sinh thái ven biển đồng bằng sông Cửu Long” do Cơ quan Phát triển Hoa Kỳ (USAID) tại Việt Nam tài trợ, IUCN và Sở Nông nghiệp Phát triển Nông thôn tỉnh (NN&PTNT) Kiên Giang đã hợp tác thực hiện chuyến khảo…
Story | 11 May, 2022
Exploring Kien Giang’s island clusters
As part of the IUCN-led USAID Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project, IUCN and Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural development (DARD) cooperated on a rapid assessment of three island clusters in the West Sea between the mainland…
Story | 07 May, 2022
IUCN Việt Nam và Vườn Quốc gia (VQG) Côn Đảo xin trân trọng thông báo kêu gọi tình nguyện viên (TNV) tham gia Chương trình TNV bảo tồn rùa biển năm 2022 tại VQG Côn Đảo, tỉnh Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Việt Nam.
Story | 07 May, 2022
IUCN Viet Nam and Con Dao National Park are pleased to announce the call for marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2022 in Con Dao NP, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, Viet Nam.
Story | 25 Apr, 2022
On behalf of organizers, IUCN would like to express our sincere thanks for all applicants of marine turtle conservation volunteer programme in Hon Cau Marine Protected Area - Summer 2022.