Story | 18 Apr, 2024
A hybrid meeting of the Pakistan National Committee (PNC) of IUCN Members was held on 3 April 2024, chaired by Dr Roomi S. Hayat.
Story | 17 Nov, 2023
The IUCN Donor’s Coordination Group Meeting was held in Islamabad, which was attended by the representatives of various donor agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, embassies and international development partners.
Story | 17 Nov, 2023
Call for Urgent Conservation Program in Tharparkar's Ecosystem
Tharparkar’s natural ecosystem needs the establishment of a conservation program for critically endangered plant species, including the development of a seed bank and the promotion of sustainable harvesting practices.
Page | 26 Oct, 2022
The Heritage Heroes award ran in 2016 as a public voting campaign recognising exceptional people protecting natural World Heritage. Gathering three nominees at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawai'i, it resonated as both a celebration of the places and people that inspire us, and a wake…
Story | 16 Mar, 2022
In Memoriam: Ronald G. Petocz (1941-2022)
Dr. Ronald G. Petocz passed away on 21 February 2022, at the age of 81. A valued member of the IUCN WCPA, Dr Petocz supported protected areas throughout Asia, and his passing is mourned by the conservation community.
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
ແຜນງານບັນຊີສີຂຽວສຳລັບເຂດຄຸ້ມຄອງ ແລະ ເຂດສະຫງວນ (ຫຼື ເອີ້ນຫຍໍ້ວ່າ Green List ) ໄດ້ລິເລີ່ມຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໃນປີ 2014 ຢູ່ກອງປະຊຸມລະດັບໂລກກ່ຽວກັບອຸທິຍານ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ການຮັບຮູ້ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມບັນດາເຂດຄຸ້ມຄອງ ແລະ ເຂດສະຫງວນທີ່ປະສົບຜົນສຳເລັດໃນທົ່ວໂລກ.
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Programme (Green List for short) was officially launched in 2014 at the World Parks Congress to recognise and promote successful protected and conserved areas around the world. The main objective of the Green List is to encourage protected and…
Story | 02 Jul, 2020
IUCN welcomes Pakistan’s “Protected Areas Initiative”, which will create nine new national parks and strengthen management and governance in six other parks to create an effective protected area network and stimulate economic development. The announcement, made today by Prime Minister Imran Khan…
Story | 02 Jun, 2020
The Punjab Urial roams freely in and beyond Padhri Game Reserve, and across the Salt Range hills of Western Jhelum, in the Punjab District, Pakistan. The Urial (Ovis orientalis punjabiensis) is rare outside well-protected landscapes, along with other rare mammals and bird species such as…
Story | 23 Oct, 2019
The world of protected areas in one book, now in Spanish
The entirety of protected area management and governance has been available in one book since the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014, in Sydney. The Spanish version of this publication, 'Protected Area Governance and Management’, was launched in Lima, on 15 October 2019, at the third Latin American…