Kick off long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring workshop for better Thai MPAs management
11 Thai Marine national parks and 3 marine national park research centers staffs about 30 people learned how to monitor long-term marine and coastal resources as a basis standard for improving Thailand MPAs management. The workshop is held on 8-10 May 2012, at the Sirinard National Park in Phuket. …
16 May 2012 | News story
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Green ride parade for a green paradise Island
Green ride parade of Islanders with ‘Keep Koh Tao Clean, Keep Koh Tao Green’ campaign started their row raising Koh Tao communities’ awareness in the Island’s waste problem in the morning of 28 April, 2012 at Mae Had pier. The event is a part of the annual Koh Tao festival in 2012 which organised by the SAVE KOH TAO community group, the Koh Tao Tambon Authority Organization and local business enterprises.
30 Apr 2012 | News story
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Natural solutions for disaster risk reduction
A hot topic at the World Water Forum in Marseille has been the amount of natural disasters involving water. Not a month goes by without news of some devastating flood striking one or other corner of the globe. …
15 Mar 2012 | News story
Back from the brink: experience of a fishing village in Rayong, Thailand
The following story was based on a field trip organized as part of the first European Union Building Coastal Resilience (BCR) Forum in Chanthaburi, Thailand on February 28-March 2, 2012.
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08 Mar 2012 | Article
IUCN’s world first: boosting women’s role in tackling climate change
International Women’s Day is the story of ordinary women making history. Today, the voices of women in Africa are being heard as they engage in action to limit climate change through deforestation. …
08 Mar 2012 | News story
Nature’s a solution to global water needs, IUCN
Media Advisory: Water resources are under increasing stress: with burgeoning populations, growing economies and a changing climate, water scarcity and pollution are set to intensify. …
06 Mar 2012 | News story
Marine experts collaborate to brainstorm on setting up long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring for Thailand’s MPAs
Over 25 Thai marine and coastal experts from relevant government agencies and universities brainstormed ideas for a long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring methodology for Thai Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) on 17 February 2012, at the Maruay Garden Hotel in Bangkok. The event was supported by the “Evaluating and Improving the Effectiveness of Thailand’s MCPAs” (MEE) and “Strengthening Andaman Marine Protected Areas Network” (SAMPAN) projects.
18 Feb 2012 | News story
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Nature can help lessen flood impacts says IUCN
While flooding in the western division of Vitilevu in Fiji cannot be avoided or prevented, its impacts can be minimized if nature’s health is kept intact says IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. …
02 Feb 2012 | News story
New Video: PEDRR Training of Trainers in Bangkok, 6-8 December 2011
The Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) has designed a Training Course on Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development aimed at strengthening resilience at national and local levels. …
23 Jan 2012 | Video
New Video: Adapting to climate change in Eastern and Southern Africa
In Africa, millions will suffer from climate change impacts on agriculture, water availability, ecosystem services and biodiversity. It's urgent for countries in the region to take action to reduce vulnerability and enhance local communities' capacity to adapt. …
16 Jan 2012 | Video
