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Photo: Manpreet Kaur (IUCN)
IUCN holds consultation on REDD+ and FPIC for local community in Sikkim, India
12.04.2019The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) held a consultation on REDD+ and Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in South Sikkim, India, on 25 February 2019.
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World Water Day: Applying nature-based solutions to improve water management in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna region
22.03.2019From 19 to 21 March, the BRIDGE GBM Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Network, through the BRIDGE Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) programme facilitated by IUCN, organised a workshop in Sreemangal, Bangladesh, on the week of World Water Day. The workshop aimed...
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Photo: IUCN
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Lew Young
11.03.2019It is with great sadness that IUCN Asia announces that conservationist Dr. Lew Young passed away on 5th March 2019. His passing is a tremendous loss to the conservation community.
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Photo: Siriporn Sriaram, IUCN Thailand
New toolkit helps development practitioners integrate gender into sustainable coastal resource management in Asia
08.03.2019In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, IUCN, through its Mangroves for the Future programme, in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), have launched a Gender...
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Elephants and people: Exploring options for co-existence in Asia
06.03.2019Analysing and understanding the complexities of human-wildlife conflicts and applying appropriate implementation methods and processes adapted to the local context, are critical in the prevention and mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC).
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Photo: IUCN
Asia’s largest coastal resource management programme sets sights on further growth
06.03.2019The continuous application of Mangroves for the Future’s (MFF) knowledge and governance structures to leverage and scale up MFF investments, share knowledge and influence national policy development, is critical in contributing to sustainable coastal resource...
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Photo: IUCN ARO
Forest landscape restoration in Asia – Promoting human wellbeing and ecological integrity
13.02.2019Representatives from 12 Asian countries met in Bangkok, Thailand on January 23-24, 2019 to exchange experiences on forest landscape restoration (FLR) and the Bonn Challenge. The workshop, ASEAN’s Leadership in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting the Bonn...
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Photo: Ann Moey
Civil Society Organisations: a catalyst for enhanced shared water governance in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin
07.01.2019To emphasise the value of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) engagement in water governance and to promote the work of the GBM CSO Network, a setup of around thirty CSOs working in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India...
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Photo: IUCN\ Jhony Lepcha
Orientation training cum exposure visit to promote organic farming in South Sikkim
10.12.2018On November 26-27, 2018, IUCN organised a two-day orientation training cum exposure visit on “Bio-pesticides, Bio-composting, Bio-fertilizer and Vermi-composting to support Organic Farming” at Mamley-Kamrang watershed, South Sikkim. The collaborating partners...
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Photo: IUCN\ Patanjali Kumar
From invasive to compost: Water hyacinth for compost preparation in Munger, Bihar
10.12.2018The IUCN India - ITC Ltd. partnership project on ‘Sustainable Agriscapes for the Future’ found that water bodies of the Kharagpur Agriscape cluster are infested with different invasive species, especially water hyacinth. This invasive is...
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