West and Central Africa

Created after the regionalization and decentralization process initiated by the IUCN Secretariat in 2006, the PACO region was born from the merger of Central Africa and West Africa programs.

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World Toilet Day 2019: Access to sanitation means dignity, opportunity, safety
18.11.2019
World Toilet Day, celebrated on 19 November every year, is about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6, which promises sanitation for all by 2030. As more than half the global...
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L'efficacité de gestion des aires protégées améliorée au Tchad et au Cameroon
29.10.2019
Cette histoire de succès raconte l’expérience de Bertille Mayen, l’experte technique du Projet GIZ d’appui au Complexe Binational BSB Yamoussa, qui pour trois années consécutives, a coordonnée la collecte des données in situ suivie d’une analyse structurée et...
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IUCN receives special recognition award from the Government of Ghana
07.10.2019
On 4th October, 2019, IUCN was honoured with a special recognition award from the Government of Ghana for the organisation’s immense contribution to the REDD+ process in Ghana.