Press release | 22 Aug, 2022
Rhino poaching and illegal trade decline but remain critical threats – new report
Gland, Switzerland, 22 August 2022 (IUCN / TRAFFIC) – Overall rhino poaching rates have declined since 2018, and trade data suggests the lowest annual estimate of rhino horns entering illegal trade markets since 2013, according to a…
Story | 18 Aug, 2022
Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) and the International Organization for Nature Conservation (IUCN) co-hosted a training on the development of national park management plans and wildlife conservation and protection plans for non-wildlife hunting areas from 9-11…
Story | 15 Aug, 2022
IUCN, SECMC Launch Community Livelihoods Programme in Thar
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company launched the second phase of their partnership in Thar, focusing on improving community livelihoods and biodiversity conservation, at a ceremony organized in Karachi on 11th August, 2022.
News | 15 Aug, 2022
CEPF and IUCN launch new Call for Proposals in the Indo-Burma Hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and IUCN Asia Regional Office, serving as the Regional Implementation Team for CEPF, have launched the new Call for Proposals in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.
Story | 10 Aug, 2022
Sargai Sha, Conservation Officer at The Nature Conservancy China is joined in this conversation by Cécile Fattebert of the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team.
Story | 10 Aug, 2022
Participatory 3D Mapping (P3DM) is an exciting method that has been implemented to support the process of knowledge sharing and collaboration with local and indigenous peoples for the success of effective management of protected and conserved areas. P3DM integrate local and indigenous spatial…
Story | 10 Aug, 2022
Community ecotourism at the second Asia Parks Congress
The Second Asia Parks Congress (APC) took place in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from 25-29 May 2022, jointly convened by IUCN and Sabah Parks. Sabah on the island of Borneo, is one of the most diverse natural and cultural regions of the world. The richness of the Asia region was vividly…
News | 02 Aug, 2022
On 30 July 2022, on behalf of Dr. Campilan Dindo, IUCN Asia Regional Director, Mr. Khalid Pasha, IUCN Asia Green List Coordinator participated at the World Ranger’s Day 2022 event, held at Khao Yai National Park and World Heritage site in Nakhonnayok Province.
Story | 02 Aug, 2022
The future of Panthera tigris in Thailand and globally
The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest wild cat species in the world, and is listed as Endangered under the IUCN Red List in 2011. The tiger is also protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). However, the tiger…
News | 29 Jul, 2022
Nepal achieves a global commitment to double the tiger
Nepal declared its tiger population has reached 355 on the occasion of Global Tiger Day. With this, Nepal has successfully achieved a global commitment of the St. Petersburg tiger summit to double the wild tigers by 2022.