Southeast Asia is one of the most important places on earth for nature conservation. The region supports one sixth of the world’s species of mammals and amphibians, a fifth of the world’s species of butterflies, and almost a quarter of the world’s species of birds. This is also home to around half a billion people. The IUCN Southeast Asia Group was established in 2011, to support the growth of IUCN’s work in Southeast Asian countries, particularly through multi-country/trans-boundary interventions, and to provide a platform for IUCN interaction with Regional bodies such as ASEAN.
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MEKONG: Viet Nam - the Delta film screening and panel discussion
Venue: Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand (FCCT)
Date: from 7pm to 9pm, Thursday October 10, 2013. …
30 Sep 2013 | Event
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IUCN-Marriott partnership: underlying business and nature conservation in Thailand
When my colleagues and I were sitting in the media event that launched the partnership between IUCN and Marriott International in Thailand, we certainly didn’t expect the Chairman of Marriott’s Thailand Business Council to discourse in such detail on why mangroves are important. …
27 Sep 2013 | Article
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BCR pilot projects rolling out in Vietnam
August marks an important milestone for the BCR project in Vietnam. Having worked with community and government partners to identify priority resilience building pilot projects, the project is now working with partners to roll out these projects. Approximately US$350,000 has been allocated for their implementation including approximately $50,000 in co-funding from the IUCN MCC/MFF project in Ben Tre. The 10 pilot projects involve the following: …
26 Sep 2013 | News story
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An ongoing study in Kampot assessing the economic dependence of coastal villages on the ecosystem services of seagrasses.
Kampot province in Cambodia has a known seagrass area of aproximately 25,000 ha, a highly productive and important ecosystem providing feeding and nursery grounds for many comercially important species. Various coastal development projects are currently in progress and there is worry amongst villagers and governmental institutions alike on what effects these will have on the seagrass ecosystem. It is therefore of great importance to both understand the current ecology and health of the seagrasses as well as to assess the local economic dependence on this ecosystem. …
24 Sep 2013 | Article
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Spatial planning in Mai Root Sub-district
Villagers at Ban Klong Takian try to come up with the best possible plan for their own village, whilst at the same time protecting natural resources and the surrounding environment. …
23 Sep 2013 | Article
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Supporters of fishworkers call for dialogue on labour, migration and environment
Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) is currently working with the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) to arrange a sub-regional dialogue in Bangkok, where a wide range of stakeholders will plan to improve labour standards, safety on ships and fishery management. …
23 Sep 2013 | Article
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Children and climate change: youth ambassadors and agents of change
Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) recently took to the hills in the North of Thailand to work in collaboration with Plan International, an NGO that aims “to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty.” Plan’s Child Centered Climate Change Adaptation (4CA) project is promoting the role of children and youth in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation activities in communities in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Lessons learned from the BCR project about assessing the vulnerability of communities are being applied to vulnerable hill-tribe communities in the North. …
23 Sep 2013 | Article
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IUCN and Marriott International join hands for community-based environmental conservation and development in Thailand
BANGKOK, THAILAND - 19 September 2013 – IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Marriott International have launched a partnership to protect the environment and support Thailand’s local communities through mangrove restoration, the use of sustainable seafood sources and local procurement practices in Bang Krachao and areas in the South potentially to include Mai Khao, Tai Muang and Khao Lak. The two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding today and opened a “Mangrove Education Garden” at the Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel, followed by a planting of 100 mangroves by Marriott associates at Bang Krachao, often described as “the lung of Bangkok”. …
19 Sep 2013 | News story
Action to tackle Southeast Asia’s Extinction Crisis
Southeast Asia hosts a high proportion of the world’s uniquely diverse fauna and flora, but key threats in the region such as habitat loss, hunting and trade continue to drive much of its wildlife towards extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals a worrying concentration of Critically Endangered species in this biodiversity hotspot. …
17 Sep 2013 | International news release
IUCN Red List Training Course Now Online
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species. The IUCN Red List has grown in size and complexity and now plays an increasingly prominent role in guiding international, regional and national conservation. Prompted by the Red List’s increasing popularity and a growing need for Red List training around the world, IUCN in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has developed the first online IUCN Red List Training Course. …
13 Sep 2013 | News story
