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Asia Regional Climate Change Awareness-Building Workshop
IUCN
24 Jul 2009 | Events - Event
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Sturgeon more critically endangered than any other group of species
Eighty five percent of sturgeon, one of the oldest families of fishes in existence, valued around the world for their precious roe, are at risk of extinction, making them the most threatened group of animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The latest update of the Red List assessed the status of 18 species of sturgeon from all over Europe and Asia and found that all were threatened. …
18 Mar 2010 | News - Press Release
IUCN Member BRAC - one of the world’s most commercially-minded and successful NGOs
“Fazle Hasan Abed has built one of the world’s most commercially-minded and successful NGOs” says an article published recently in The Economist. An IUCN member organization in Bangladesh called Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) was acknowledged as “the largest, fastest-growing non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the world—and one of the most businesslike”. …
10 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Natural Resource Governence workshop brings together regional Asia experts
More than 150 people participated in a two-day training workshop on “Perspectives on Governance and Natural Resource Governance” from 9-10 March , Dhaka, organized by IUCN Bangladesh. …
09 Mar 2010 | Events - Event
St. Martin’s Island and its unique biodiversity face serious threats
To mark the occasion of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, a Movement to Save St. Martin’s Island, an ecologically critical area in Bangladesh, was organized by an IUCN member Coastal Area Resource Development and Management Association (CARDMA). …
09 Mar 2010 | News - Press Release
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Asia’s natural parks ‘green lungs’ to combat climate change
Robust and connected systems of natural parks help conserve biodiversity and maintain benefits we receive from nature. They are also crucial to help us to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts. … | Chinese
09 Mar 2010 | News - News story
IUCN and Republic of Korea sign up for best ever Congress
IUCN, the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, and the Self-governing Province of Jeju have signed an agreement to jointly organize the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
05 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Chairperson, Sub-Committee of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Environment, Marvi Memon visits Ziarat Project office of IUCN
ZIARAT March 4, 2010: Marvi Memon, Member National Assembly Pakistan and Chairperson, Sub-Committee of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Environment visited the Juniper project at Ziarat. Soon after her arrival at Quetta airport, she was taken to the IUCN Ziarat office, where she was welcomed by Syed Ghulam Muhammad, Project Manager, Juniper Forest Conservation Project, IUCN Pakistan. …
04 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Launch of "Wilpattu: Villus and Beyond"
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01 Mar 2010 | News - News story
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Presentation of the National Strategy and Action Plan for an Ecosystem-based Integrated Coastal Management in Sri Lanka to the Hon Minister of Environment & Natural Resources
The National Strategy and Action Plan (NSAP) for an Ecosystem-based Integrated Coastal Management in Sri Lanka, prepared under the Mangroves for the Future Programme, was presented to the Hon. Patalie Champika Ranawaka, M P, Minister of Environment & Natural Resources …
23 Feb 2010 | News - News story
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IUCN brings sustainability discussions to member conference on biofuels
A team of IUCN colleagues participated in the 7th International Biofuels Conference organized by IUCN member, Winrock International India, which took place in New Delhi on the 11th and 12th February, 2010. …
22 Feb 2010 | News - News story
