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Field Trip to Formulate Projects in Kien Giang
Four experts from IUCN Viet Nam, Holcim Viet Nam Limited (HVL) and the Institute of Tropical Biology (ITB) are embarking on a tour of the province that houses some of the cement producer’s main national quarrying sites to settle the terms of a conservation collaboration planned between the two organisations. …
03 Dec 2008 | News story
Climate change is the problem, nature - the solution
Four years after the deadly Indian Ocean tsunami devastated the Asian coast, the need to restore, protect and invest in coastal ecosytems is clear. The difficult task to bring together different agencies, sectors and countries who are addressing today's challenges related to climate change and overpopulation, is now the responsibility of the unique multi-partner initiative called Mangroves for the Future (MFF) and led by IUCN and UNDP. …
03 Dec 2008 | Video
Promoting China’s Engagement in Africa
Chinese forest delegation study tour to West and Central Africa, 24 April–10 May 2008
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02 Dec 2008 | Downloads - document
LLS in China
Brochure to introduce Landscape and Livelihood Strategy …
01 Dec 2008 | Downloads - document
Đối thoại Nước Vùng Mekong được phát động ở Việt Nam
Đại diện của các ngành nước đã gặp gỡ vào hôm thứ Hai, 24/10 để tham gia lễ phát động Hợp phần Việt Nam của Các Đối thoại Nước Vùng Mêkông (MRWD). …
27 Nov 2008 | News story
Mekong Region Water Dialogues Launched in Viet Nam
Representatives of major national water sectors gathered on Monday, Oct. 24 for IUCN’s launch of the Mekong Region Water Dialogues’ (MRWD) Viet Nam component. …
27 Nov 2008 | News story
Mekong Region Water Dialogues Launched in Viet Nam
Representatives of major national water sectors gathered on Monday, Oct. 24 for IUCN’s launch of the Mekong Region Water Dialogues’ (MRWD) Viet Nam component. …
27 Nov 2008 | News story
Orientation Workshop and Policy Seminar, Banking on mangroves: a case for investing in coastal ecosystems
Event
Banking on mangroves: a case for investing in coastal ecosystems is organised jointly by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pakistan and the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE). …
27 Nov 2008 | News story
The CIDA funded Post-Tsunami Ecosystem Restoration Project SRI LANKA - AMPARA DISTRICT
The CIDA funded Post-Tsunami Ecosystem Restoration Project SRI LANKA - AMPARA DISTRICT provides support to the ongoing rehabilitation programme of the Government of Sri Lanka …
25 Nov 2008 | News story
India’s wild medicinal plants threatened by over-exploitation
India is a hub of the wild-collected plant medicine industry in Asia, but key species have declined due to over-collection to supply domestic and foreign medicinal markets, according to IUCN and TRAFFIC researchers. …
24 Nov 2008 | International news release
