Sur le terrain
Speak up and change your life
In Bangladesh, IUCN and partners are transforming the lives of women and poor fishermen by giving them better access to natural resources and a louder voice in decisions on how these resources are managed. …
08 Aug 2011 | News story
Saving Beijing’s water, people and nature
The Miyun Reservoir in China, which has a significant forest cover, provides the main source of drinking water for the 17 million residents of Beijing - a city that faces a serious water crisis. But today, the watershed is unhealthy and fails to address the needs of those who depend on it. IUCN aims to restore it and improve local people’s lives by, paradoxically, lifting the logging ban in the area. …
02 Aug 2011 | News story
Doing it differently in Thailand
Thailand’s armed forces are involved in an uncharacteristic activity—a major conservation programme in cooperation with the local community. …
01 Aug 2011 | News story
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary on the road to recovery
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in the eastern Himalaya foothills of India has been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the advice of IUCN. …
02 Aug 2011 | News story
Asian ‘Unicorn’ sighted for first time in over ten years
For the first time in more than ten years, there has been a confirmed sighting of one of the rarest and most enigmatic animals in the world, the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) from the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam. The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (also known as Laos) has announced that in late August villagers in the central province of Bolikhamxay captured a Saola and brought it back to their village. …
02 Aug 2011 | News story
