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 | 10 Apr, 2023
Visita do Diretor-Geral da UICN ao Brasil para fortalecer os esforços de conservação
Brasília, Março de 2023 - O Diretor-Geral da UICN, Dr Bruno Oberle, visitou o Brasil para se encontrar com o governo e outros atores-chave e buscar formas de trabalho conjunto para abordar questões ambientais críticas que afetam o país.
Artículo | 10 Apr, 2023
El Director General de la UICN visita Brasil para reforzar los esfuerzos de conservación
Brasilia, Marzo 2023 - El Director General de la UICN, Dr. Bruno Oberle, viajó a Brasil para reunirse con el Gobierno y otros actores clave para encontrar sinergias de trabajo conjunto que permitan enfrentar los problemas ambientales críticos que afectan al país.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Actualité | 31 Mar, 2023
Le projet WACA se lance dans la restauration du chenal de Gbaga
Le Chenal de Gbaga, une zone humide d'importance internationale située entre le Togo et le Bénin fait partie de la Réserve de Biosphère du Mono dans sa partie togolaise.
News | 27 Mar, 2023
World Wetlands Day 2023 in Cambodia
On 2 February, Cambodia celebrated World Wetlands Day 2023 with the theme It’s time for Wetlands Restoration at Neth Yong High School, Battambang Province, which is one of the six provinces surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake, or the largest lake in Southeast Asia and the world’s…
Story | 27 Apr, 2023
Urgent action is needed to conserve the endangered intertidal zone and associated habitats along the Yellow and Bohai Seas, with populations of globally threatened and near threatened waterbird species continuing to decline, according to IUCN’s new report titled …
IUCN event
Freshwater Challenge: Mobilizing action to restore freshwater ecosystems
This high-level side event of the UN Water Conference will officially launch the Freshwater Challenge: a country-driven initiative to leverage the support needed to restore 300,000 km of rivers and 350 million hectares of inland wetlands by 2030 to enhance water security, tackle climate change,…
Story | 02 Mar, 2023
A conversation with Rosa Garcia Piñero, President of Alcoa Foundation, to understand the goals of the partnership
Blog | 28 Feb, 2023
Marañón libre: la importancia de proteger la conexión entre los Andes y la Amazonía
Hace más de 10 años, los planes de construir las mega-represas Chadín 2 y Veracruz en el río Marañón generaron un grave conflicto socioambiental en Perú. Hoy, aunque los proyectos hayan perdido toda viabilidad, aún no existe una respuesta clara del Estado Peruano sobre el futuro del río y frente…