News and events
Linking livelihoods, climate and effective management
Effective management of mangrove and associated ecosystems lies at the heart of IUCN's MESCAL project. IUCN Oceania and the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) facilitated a training workshop for MESCAL coordinators from 23 - 26 July in Suva, Fiji to highlight the links between project impacts, livelihoods and climate. …
03 Aug 2012 | Article
Managing waters across borders: Bangladesh and India join efforts for sustainable river fisheries
The International Transboundary Policy Dialogue on Hilsa Fisheries Management between Bangladesh and India successfully concluded a clear set of policy recommendations to conserve the Hilsa fisheries in both countries. …
25 Jul 2012 | News story
People of Koh Kapik brainstormed to draft adaptation plan
IUCN Cambodia conducted a Promoting Local Innovation workshop in Koh Kapik Commune, Cambodia, during 12‐14 Mar 2012. This was aiming to identify and prioritize local adaptation activities to be supported by the project in Koh Kapik Commune. …
23 Jul 2012 | Article
Cancelling Fishing Lots in Tonle Sap
On February 28, 2012, speaking to students at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) in Phnom Penh, Prime Minister Hun Sen said “I need to send a message to all people in the whole Tonle Sap that there are no longer any fishing lots.” The prime minister said that he had decided to cancel these …
23 Jul 2012 | Article
BCR team goes ahead with vulnerability and capacity assessment in Koh Kong
Peam Krasop Wildlife Sanctuary (PKWS) is located in the Koh Kong province. PKWS, mainly compounded by small alluvial islands, supports one of the most undisturbed mangrove forests …
23 Jul 2012 | Article
IUCN launches EU-funded climate change project in Cambodia
IUCN officially launched the EU funded project to build Cambodia's resilience to climate change at a meeting in Koh Kong on August 11, 2011. This 4-year project will build the capacity of people and the ecosystems on which they depend to cope …
23 Jul 2012 | Article
Education for Sustainable Development for women in troubled Balochistan
While many international organizations and NGOs are wrapping up activities in Balochistan, Pakistan due to increasing instability, IUCN’s Balochistan Partnerships for Sustainable Development (BPSD) project continues its work to promote sound environmental governance through better management and capacity building.
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14 Jul 2012 | Article
ABS Side Event at ICNP2
On Wednesday, 04 July, 2012, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Global Policy Unit held a side event at the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP-2) in New Delhi, in order to present the third draft of an IUCN Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This Guide will facilitate a clear understanding of the text of the ABS Protocol and the resulting obligations for the Parties to the Convention. Furthermore, it will provide guidance for the development of ABS legislation and implementation at the national level. …
10 Jul 2012 | News story
Power of partnerships needed for world's wetlands
At the opening of the 11th Conference of the Contracting Parties (CoP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre called on governments to support strong partnerships as key to moving from aspiration to implementation for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. …
06 Jul 2012 | News story
World Heritage - a future at risk?
St. Petersburg, Russia, 6 July, 2012 (IUCN) – As the number of natural wonders on the World Heritage List continues to grow, too many sites are left with little resources to manage them properly and conserve the very values they were inscribed for, say IUCN experts. Many face a barrage of threats, not least from mining and oil exploration. … | Chinese
06 Jul 2012 | News story
