Story | 28 Nov, 2018
Terrestrial molluscs, which include snails and slugs, are prey to a large variety of animals, and provide important ecological functions such as soil and compost formation. In this interview with Dr Zoltán Fehér, a Hungarian terrestrial mollusc expert based in the Hungarian Natural History…
Story | 28 Nov, 2018
Training communities on climate adaptation in wetlands
On 2 October, and 4 to 5 October, IUCN Lao PDR facilitated trainings in the Xe Champhone wetland in Savannakhet Province and Bueng Kiat Ngong (BKN) wetland in Champasak Province, respectively. Both the wetlands are Ramsar sites and these trainings are a part of the…
Blog | 27 Nov, 2018
Blog: Floating agriculture drifts from Bangladesh to Viet Nam
Floating agriculture is an age-old practice in Bangladesh. Haseeb Md. Irfanullah of IUCN Bangladesh writes on the recent introduction of this famous, traditional farming system to the Mekong Delta as an example of south-south cooperation.
Press release | 27 Nov, 2018
Siam City Cement Group collaborates with IUCN to enhance biodiversity conservation in Asia
Bangkok, Thailand, 27 November 2018 - Siam City Cement Group (SCCC Group) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature to implement robust…
Story | 26 Nov, 2018
New campaign will inspire business to value nature
Paris, France, 26 November 2018 -- The European Commission has provided more than €2 million over the next three years to support a new collaborative campaign, We Value Nature.
Story | 26 Nov, 2018
A nexus assessment of the 3S river basins: initial results and feedback
Over the last 18 months, IUCN, ICEM, and IWMI have been preparing a water-food-energy-environment (WFEE) nexus assessment of the Srepok, Sesan, and Sekong (3S) River Basins in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam on behalf of the US State Department’s…
Story | 26 Nov, 2018
Plastics - both visible and invisible – need a global approach
On the 20th of November, the 2nd Stakeholder Conference on Plastic and Micro Plastic Pollution met, aiming to define the next steps to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. This event was jointly organized by IUCN, the Austrian EU Presidency and the Network of European Environment Agencies, and…
Story | 25 Nov, 2018
PANORAMA initiative expands to showcase civil society engagement on business and biodiversity
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, 23 November 2018 (IUCN) – A new PANORAMA theme exploring how civil society can engage with business aims to scale up new partnerships and action to mainstream biodiversity across different sectors -- a key objective of the UN Biodiversity…
Press release | 24 Nov, 2018
IUCN lists 15 new sites as world’s best protected areas
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 24 November 2018 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 15 new natural sites to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas – the first global standard recognising best practice in protected areas. Sites in Egypt, France,…
Story | 23 Nov, 2018
12 right answers to inclusive green growth
We asked a dozen people to talk about inclusive green growth in Mozambique and Tanzania. Each had a slightly different take on the definition, but they all acknowledged that it is a landscape-wide process towards environmentally and socially…