Story | 06 Jun, 2019
A workshop to engage and empower the Economic Development Officers (EDOs) to conserve and manage the Kelani River Basin was held at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment (MMD&E) on 25 April 2019.
Story | 06 Jun, 2019
Environmental impact of introduced species in the Iberian Peninsula assessed
A training workshop held in Malaga will explain IUCN's standard for assessing the environmental impact of alien taxa (EICAT). During 3 days, from June 5 to 7, experts from the organizations involved in the INVASAQUA Life project…
Story | 05 Jun, 2019
A space for healing: overcoming environmental diseases in national parks
To help prevent and manage environmental diseases, Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea and Korea National Park Service established Health Improvement Camps in 2009. Every year, the camps, situated in various national parks in the…
Story | 05 Jun, 2019
Home is where the heart is: Mili's World Environment Day message
Happy World Environment Day! I understand earlier this morning, the Fiji Government through the Department of Environment hosted the national celebrations at Albert Park? In order to raise awareness at a national level, I believe foremost we should start at home. This is home. IUCN is home.
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
Training workshop for managers and technicians in the development of Blue Carbon projects
Odiel wetlands, Huelva, Spain, 16-18 September 2019
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
In the Maldives, Aminath lives close to a vast protected wetland area within the Fuvahmulah Nature Park on Fuvahmulah Atoll. Aminath goes to the wetland at least once a month to harvest taro from her…
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
Training Module on Initiating Transboundary Conservation available online
A newly developed Training Module on initial phases of cross-border conservation and steps towards its institutionalization was presented today at a meeting of IUCN and BfN in Gland, Switzerland. Consisting of the Trainer’s Manual and eight lessons, it…
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
USAID, IUCN AND THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY PARTNER TO PROTECT EAST AFRICA'S NATURAL RESOURCES
USAID has partnered with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the East African Community (EAC) to develop a project called Conserving Natural Capital and Enhancing Collaborative Management of Transboundary Resources (CONNECT).
Story | 04 Jun, 2019
Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi's Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law
WCEL Member Charles Okidi was honored at the University of Nairobi book launch for "Blazing the Trail: Professor Charles Okidi's Enduring Legacy in the Development of Environmental Law" on 19 March, 2019.
Story | 03 Jun, 2019
South Africa fulfils Promise of Sydney for marine conservation
Five years after making a commitment at the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, South Africa had fulfilled its promise by establishing 20 new marine protected areas.