Story | 30 May, 2020
Training of women wool workers on non- woven wool craft using innovative women friendly technology.
Household wool-craft industry languishing in Phojal watershed of Himachal Pradesh gets a new lease of life after a training programme on innovative non-woven woolen felt technology conducted by IUCN India. The training programme is a part of…
Story | 29 May, 2020
International wildlife trade: research and COVID-19
CEESP News: by Dr. Inés Arroyo-Quiroz, Chair of the CEESP Specialist Group on Green Criminology & Researcher at CRIM - UNAM, Mexico
Wildlife trade involves far more than animals harvested in tropical regions and sold in China. Most regions of the world play a role. Here Dr. Inés…
Story | 27 May, 2020
Un abastecimiento seguro, confiable y accesible de agua es esencial para la buena salud. Las dimensiones más conocidas de esta relación son cantidad y calidad de agua para: consumo, como hidratación y para la preparación de alimentos; higiene personal y de los enseres domésticos; y, saneamiento…
Story | 14 May, 2020
6 Opportunities For Mediterranean Policy in the Post-COVID19 Era
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the usual flow of our lives, this crisis has been proving to the global society that we are capable of doing things differently. In these times of uncertainty, IUCN stands in solidarity with all those directly affected by the virus around the world.…
Story | 23 Apr, 2020
As part of its Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project, IUCN commences a plastic waste national level quantification and Material Flow Analysis (MFA) in the Caribbean. This study investigates plastics production, imports and exports, plastic processing and end-of-…
Story | 02 Apr, 2020
Spring Revival: Rejuvenating the Veins of Himalayas
IUCN has taken an initiative to promote the significance of springs in the Indian Himalayan Region and undertook pilot to recharge and revive springs with the technical support of CHIRAG under the National Mission of Himalayan Studies (NMHS)…
Story | 31 Mar, 2020
Driving digital transformation in the Communications of North African civil society organizations
Through storytelling techniques, web development and social media planning, the PPI- OSCAN grantee organizations are learning to develop their Communications and improve their digital skills. Making their actions visible and explaining the conservation benefits of their work are key elements for…
Story | 31 Mar, 2020
Supporting community-led marine conservation: LEAP project launched in Kenya and Tanzania
Coastal communities in Eastern Africa are increasingly using sustainable approaches to manage marine resources to both improve the ecological status of their local environments and secure livelihoods.
Story | 28 Mar, 2020
IUCN "Himalayan Adaptation Network"
Recognizing various environment and climate change issues and ongoing initiatives in the Indian Himalayan Region, IUCN launched its web-based network initiative known as ‘Himalayan Adaptation Network’ on 21 February 2020 in Sikkim.
Story | 26 Mar, 2020
Beekeeping Training for Farmers in Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya
On 17 February 2020, IUCN organized a beekeeping training for local farmers of Mamley Kamrang Watershed in South Sikkim in collaboration with State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR), Karfectar, Govt.