Story | 12 Jan, 2017
Growing global population and affluence means there are increasing and multiple demands on forest and other ecosystems to produce commodities and provide ecosystems services. While the demands for production continue to grow, the restrictions on where and how we can produce and protect become…
Story | 12 Jan, 2017
A look back at 2016: Biodiversity conservation in the Indo-Burma region
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards biodiversity conservation in 2016.
Story | 12 Jan, 2017
Blog: How technology helps in human-elephant conflict mitigation
A recent post has highlighted how innovative technologies can help manage human-elephant conflicts in Bangladesh. Introduced lately, solar electric fencing is identified as one of the conflict mitigation options in the elephant ranges. This article captures the impact of this technology on the…
Story | 11 Jan, 2017
It started with ten farmers sitting around a fire: a tale of a community forestry enterprise
Nearly a decade has passed since a small group of farmers gathered around a fire to lament the increasing costs of their trade, and the toll that modern practices and inputs was taking on their land. As the embers of the fire settled, they resolved to take action to improve their farms,…
Story | 10 Jan, 2017
Protected Areas for Nature and People
With its new protected areas programme WWF Adria strives for sustainable use of natural resources in the Dinaric Arc region as a foundation for the socio-economic development. It's about nature and people. One without another, according to WWF, can't exist. So the newest protected areas…
Story | 10 Jan, 2017
Glossy Ibis returns to Obedska Bara in Serbia
After half a century of absence ornithologists have confirmed the breeding of four pairs of Glossy Ibis in Obedska Bara reserve, IBA and Ramsar site on the left bank of the river Sava in Serbia, as well as the presence of 6-8 pairs of Eurasian Spoonbill, breeding last time in 1992. This is a…
Story | 10 Jan, 2017
Pelicans nest successfully on Lake Skadar
Recent conservation methods ornithologists have applied in the Special Reserve Pancevo eyes in Lake Skadar National Park resulted in the increased number of Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus). Artificial nesting platforms and info-boards banning the entrance to this area were placed and…
Story | 10 Jan, 2017
Nature-based tourism in Albania
The sustainable tourism in protected areas is still in its early stages of development in Albania. IUCN Member, the Institute for Nature Conservation in Albania (INCA) is encouraging and initiating it in the only marine protected area in the country, Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park, through…
Story | 26 Dec, 2016
Representatives of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam recently met in Bangkok to discuss the objectives and work plan of the newly established Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI). IBRRI was approved by the 52nd meeting of the Ramsar Convention Standing Committee (SC 52)…
Story | 20 Dec, 2016
Ten countries collaborate to kickstart restoration work
More than 50 representatives and project team members from 10 Asian and African countries gathered in Douala, Cameroon, last month to begin work on The Restoration Initiative (TRI) – an IUCN-led programme to help these countries define and achieve forest landscape restoration commitments under…