The World Environment Day – Think, Eat, Save
IUCN in collaboration with UNESCO and Balochistan Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Balochistan organized a Seminar to mark the World Environment Day 2013 on 5th June at Serena hotel Quetta. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day was Think, Eat, Save. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
Pakistan’s Juniper Forest makes it to the Global Network of Biosphere Reserves
Juniper Forests of Ziarat has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which met in Paris this week, has added 12 sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, bringing the number to 621 in 117 countries. …
30 May 2013 | International news release
Conserving the Diversity of Life - International Day for Biological Diversity
May 22nd has been declared the International Day for Biological Diversity to highlight why we need to stop the biodiversity loss if we were to sustain life on Earth …
22 May 2013 | International news release
FATA Secretariat and IUCN Pakistan sign a Memorandum of Understanding to manage an Environmental Cell at the FATA Secretariat
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between IUCN Pakistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Area Secretariat at a ceremony, here in Islamabad today. …
08 May 2013 | Article
Local Organisations Strengthened with Grants Worth 310,000 US $ in Pakistan
At the inauguration of the 9th NCB meeting of the Mangroves for the Future Programme, leading regional and local coastal experts are emphasizing how empowering local organisations and the communities is imperative for a healthy ecosystem. …
25 Apr 2013 | News story
Members of the IUCN National Committee express their concern about the Impacts of Coal Mining in Tharparkar and Zulfikarabad city project and the proposed Development Project on the Bundal and Buddo islands
A meeting of the IUCN Members’ National Committee held at a local hotel in Islamabad on April 18, 2013. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Shahid Sayeed Khan, Chief Executive Officer of Indus Earth Trust. …
20 Apr 2013 | Article
A Step towards easing Pakistan’s water woes – National Consultative Workshop on Water
IUCN Pakistan organized a National consultative workshop on ‘Pakistan Water Programme’ in collaboration with Oxfam-Novib at a local hotel in Islamabad. The objective of the consultative workshop was to discuss the key issues Pakistan is facing in terms of depleting water resources. …
18 Apr 2013 | International news release
Largest, rare species of turtle rescued
A leatherback sea turtle — considered one of the rarest and most endangered species of marine turtles — recently caught in a gillnet was rescued and released back into the sea, it emerged on Wednesday. …
17 Apr 2013 | Article
