Story | 01 Nov, 2016
Mangroves for the Future holds 13th Regional Steering Committee meeting in Bangladesh
Mangroves for the Future (MFF) held its 13th Steering Committee meeting in Cox’s Bazar on October 25 and 26 to assess the programme’s achievements over the past year and discuss plans for the years ahead. The Committee discussed strategic issues, including the programme’s sustainability plans…
Story | 30 Oct, 2016
Take part in the WATER SUM drawing competition!
The WATER SUM project team is pleased to announce the drawing competition “Water, Growth and Stability”, which will be held in Jordan and Tunisia from the start of the school year in autumn 2016. This awareness-raising drawing competition, officially launched during World Water Week in Stockholm…
Story | 20 Oct, 2016
National Meeting of Honduras with Active Participation of Basin Councils
The 2nd National Meeting of Basin Councils was held June 6-10, 2016, in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
Story | 14 Oct, 2016
Executive Pespective: A pioneer in sustainability and diversity from China
This article, published in Sustainability Thomson Reuters, is an interview of Mr Zhang Xinsheng, President of IUCN and former Chairman of UNESCO’s Executive Board. In it, he talks about Eco Forum Global and his vision and implementation of sustainability for the future. An excerpt of the article…
Story | 12 Oct, 2016
World Food Day provides an opportunity to reflect on how ecosystems can contribute to food security
Global food security and climate change are increasingly intertwined. World Food Day gives us an opportunity to discuss the challenges that lie ahead, and offer some solutions.
Story | 06 Oct, 2016
Asia Protected Areas Partnership continues to gain momentum
IUCN Asia’s regional protected areas initiative, the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP), has made significant headway with the adoption of the APAP constitution, alongside several other new developments.
Story | 06 Oct, 2016
Indonesia: Forest Landscape Restoration manual launched
On September 29, IUCN and World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia organised a technical workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event saw the launch of the Indonesian version of the Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) manual.…
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Reflections on a forest journey
IUCN World Conservation Congress Forest Journey is complete. What did we learn?
Story | 05 Oct, 2016
Mangroves for the Future at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
The MFF regional secretariat along with MFF country staff will be presenting at the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai’i from 1 - 10 September.
Story | 03 Oct, 2016
Blog: 'Can’t see the water for the trees?' By James Dalton et al.
Originally published in Global Water Forum, Monday 3 October 2016. To maximise downstream water quantity, you remove vegetation – all of it, including the trees. To counter rising carbon dioxide levels, you plant trees – lots of them. How should we do both?