Business and Biodiversity
News & Events
2012
Lam Binh Community sends strong message to poachers
Once bitten, twice shy. Or perhaps, in this case the phrase should be ‘once stung, twice shy’. That is the lesson SOS grantee, People Resources and Conservation Foundation, hopes poachers will take from a recent successful ‘sting’ operation carried out in Lam Binh, a remote mountainous karst region in northern Vietnam.
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08 Feb 2013 | News story
Planning for biodiversity action in Vietnam
In early October, IUCN and Holcim Vietnam co-convened a workshop to review and finalize the Biodiversity Action Plan recommendations for Holcim’s Hon Chong plant in Kien Giang Province, Southern Vietnam. …
19 Oct 2012 | News story
Biodiversity conservation in Viet Nam: a perfect storm
A “perfect storm” is an expression that describes an event where a rare combination of circumstances will aggravate a situation drastically. The term is also used to describe an actual phemonenon that happens to occur in such a confluence, resulting in an event of unusual magnitude. Over the last few years, a series of reports have documented the disappearance of Vietnam’s globally threatened plants and animals and the ineffectiveness of current management responses. Loss of species matters because while degraded habitats can often be restored and genetic material preserved, extinction is forever. Vietnam’s wildlife in particular faces a perfect storm that has resulted in a three-pronged assault. To read the article, please click HERE … | Vietnamese
09 Apr 2012 | Article
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Exploiting limestone, Silvered langurs lose their “home”: a response
Several recent newspaper articles, including one published in the December 12, 2011 edition of Tuoi Tre, draw attention to the status of the Silvered langur (Trachypithecus germaini) populations on the karst hills of Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province. As the Tuoi Tre article states, this species is assessed as Endangered by IUCN, the International Union of Conservation of Nature, because it is believed to have undergone a decline exceeding 50% over the past 36 years (three generations, given a generation length of 12 years) due to a combination of habitat loss and hunting pressure (http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/39874/0). The Tuoi Tre article also correctly acknowledges the unique biodiversity of the Kien Luong karst hills. … | Vietnamese
30 Jan 2012 | Media advisory
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News & Events
2011:
- Winners of game-show “Adaptation to Climate Change” announced at IUCN-Holcim Summer Campaign Closing
- Summer Campaign 2011 launch and winner announcement of writting competition "Adaptation to Climate Change
- Working with the cement industry
- IUCN-Holcim relationship
2010:
- IUCN-HOLCIM partnership in Vietnam
- Conservation vs. Development: What are we talking about?
- Roundtable on CSR, CSI, and karst management in Kien Luong district, Kien Giang province
- 2010 Summer Campaign "Water Sanitation, Human health, and Effective Water Consumption"
- Leveraging foreign investment for environmental benefits in Vietnam
- Workshop on karst conservation in Kien Luong District, Kien Giang Province
2009:
- Workshop in Kien Giang calls for more active participation in environmental management
- Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Analysis Identifies Ways to Improve Understanding and Increase Legality
- Community Competitions to Reduce Waste are a Success
- Waste Management Highlighted in IUCN, Holcim Summer Campaign
- Businesses Push Ahead Council on Sustainable Development
2008:
- Field Trip to Formulate Projects in Kien Giang
- IUCN Launching Books on Farmland Biodiversity
- Decree to Regulate Biodiversity Corridors
- Viet Nam’s Endangered Species Increase Significantly, Says the Red Data Book
- IUCN Continues Biodiversity Conservation Support to Viet Nam
- Ashley Brooks: My time at IUCN
- Sustainable Development: IUCN Assists Holcim to Conserve Biodiversity
2007:
- The partnership with VCCI to promote for Business for Sustainable Development
- The international biodiversity law workshop in November 2007
- The 1st Regional Roundtable on biodiversity corridor under ARBCP
- Viet Nam CSR Awards and cooperation with VCCI
- The 2nd workshop to incorporate PES into the biodiversity law
- The 2010 Countdown
Event Calendar:
2009:
June:
- "Waste Management and Environmental Protection" summer campaign launched with Holcim Vietnam Ltd.
2008:
December:
- Mission to Kien Giang province to formulate projects for biodiversity monitoring, wetlands rehabilitation and habitat enrichment in Kien Luong
October:
- East Asia Business Forum on Environment and Sustainable Development
March:
- Mission to Kien Giang province for the development of the master plan for karst conservation in Ha Tien plains
February:
- Signing partnership agreement between IUCN Viet Nam and Holcim Viet Nam Ltd.
2007:
December:
- Signing the MoU with VCCI on promoting Business for Sustainable Development
- Presenting Environment Award under the VCCI 2007 CSR Award
November:
- Field trip to to Holcim Viet Nam sites and discuss on cooperation
