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Blog: IUCN changes my life #2
26.06.2017
Back in 2015, I was a university student who travelled and went backpacking often. However the volunteer trip to Bay Canh Island in Con Dao National Park organized by IUCN was a very different experience for me and unlike any other trip I had been on.
Wilderness areas are fast declining and World Heritage can protect them, says IUCN report
26.06.2017
New guidance launched today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) urges the World Heritage Convention to better conserve wilderness areas, and large landscapes and seascapes, as they are increasingly threatened, including by climate...
Blog: Mainstreaming Meloxicam − Top pharmaceutical companies engage in vulture conservation initiatives in Bangladesh
19.06.2017
The primary reason for the recent massive decline in vulture population is the use of harmful non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used as veterinary painkillers. Two of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh have joined in the effort to...