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Conservation Today — eNewsletter of the Viet Nam Country Office
April - June 2008 Issue
Top News Story
Asia Needs Urgent Action to Conserve its Wetlands
The 4th Asian Wetland Symposium (AWS), held. in Hanoi from 22 to 25, June 2008, identified ten urgent and immediate actions to address current threats to wetlands and challenges in wetland management. It calls on decision-makers to give priority these issues of conservation and sustainable management in Asia. …
04 Jul 2008 | News - News story
What else is new ... updates from IUCN Viet Nam
In Beijing, Delegates Share Viet Nam’s Efforts to Facilitate Legal and Sustainable Wood Product Trade
IUCN Viet Nam continues to be a leader in raising awareness and facilitating the institution of improved forest governance through supporting the establishment of a FLEGT Action Plan. …
03 Jul 2008 | News - News story
More Species Became Endangered in Viet Nam, Says the Red Data Book
Nearly 900 species are threatened with extinction and at least 10 more have vanished from Viet Nam, according to the latest Viet Nam Red Data Book of endangered plants and animals released on June 26th in Hanoi by the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology and IUCN. …
04 Jul 2008 | News - News story
Water for Food and Ecosystem Framework Strategy Underway for Viet Nam
Case studies within a five-part case study set that will provide inputs to the development of the Water for Food and Ecosystem (WFE) framework strategy for Viet Nam were introduced to the Viet Nam - Netherlands WFE Partnership stakeholders in a study tour held on 30-31 May. …
04 Jul 2008 | News - News story
Payment for Environmental Services Training Conducted in Lam Dong Province
IUCN conducted two Payment for Environmental Services (PES) training workshops for commune, district, and provincial government officers and other PES stakeholders in Lam Dong Province in April and May 2008. …
05 Jul 2008 | News - News story
Viet Nam expected to be hit worst by the impacts of climate change
28 May 2008 | News - News story
IUCN Continues Biodiversity Conservation Support to Viet Nam
28 May 2008 | News - News story
Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in MPAs: Planning Skills Built for Stakeholders
A training course on sustainable fisheries planning to support Marine Protected Area (MPA) stakeholders was co-sponsored by IUCN Viet Nam in mid-April 2008 in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province, where Con Chim Mangrove Reserve and many local fishing communities are located. … | Vietnamese
07 May 2008 | News - News story
Viet Nam Discusses International Market Demands for Verified Legal Wood Products
On April 18, a roundtable Meeting on Market Demands for Legal and Sustainable Wood Products in Ha Noi provided examples of initiatives from the private sector and civil society groups in
14 May 2008 | News - News story
Staff News
In late May 2008 we said good bye to Ms. Katherine Warner, Head of IUCN Country Group 1 (CG1) including Viet Nam, Lao and Cambodia. We highly appreciate Kadi’s contributions to the CG1 as well as to IUCN Viet Nam and wish her all the best with her future endeavours.
What we are up to ... our upcoming events
Media orientation workshop and field trip on PES
- 23 -25 July in Lam Dong Province for the Southern media
- 6-8 August in Son La Province for the Northern media
Objective: Introduce the PES concept, the legal framework and economic conditions of PES and the piloting of PES in the VIet Nam context to the environmental media, in order to through their reports widely raise public awareness on PES as a sustainable financing mechanism for natural resources management.
Food for thought ... new releases
A Handbook for Measuring the Progress and Outcomes of Integrated Coastal and Ocean management (2006) Vietnamese translation
Sỗ tay đánh giá tiến độ và kết quả của công tác quản lý tổng hợp biển và vùng bờ biển …
06 Jul 2008 | Downloads - Publication
Working with IUCN: Unique Perspective
Me, Talking Green Club and IUCN
I have got to know IUCN for nearly 2 years now, through IUCN’s support to the Talking Green Club (TGC) of which I am a member. My first time at IUCN was when TGC helped arrange publications in the IUCN library.
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04 Jul 2008 | News - News story
