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 | 31 Jul, 2020
The cloud-forested slopes and misty valleys of the Imawbum mountain range are the ancestral home of the Lhaovo, Lisu, Achang and Lachik communities. Twenty-four villages, interconnected by steep pathways and tracks, support nearly 1,600 households. The communities have a vibrant and diverse…
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…
Article | 11 Jun, 2019
L'UICN recommande le statut « en péril » pour trois sites du patrimoine mondial
L’UICN, conseiller officiel du patrimoine mondial naturel, recommande que trois sites naturels soient classés comme « patrimoine mondial en péril ». Ceux-ci comprennent les Sundarbans au Bangladesh, les Îles et aires protégées du Golfe de Californie au Mexique et la région d’Ohrid en Macédoine…
Artículo | 11 Jun, 2019
La UICN aconseja la condición "en Peligro" para tres sitios del Patrimonio Mundial
La UICN, como órgano consultivo oficial sobre Patrimonio Mundial natural, recomienda la inclusión de tres sitios naturales en la lista de "Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro": los Sundarbans en Bangladesh, las Islas y Áreas Protegidas del Golfo de California en México y la región de Ohrid en…
Story | 07 Jun, 2019
IUCN advises “in danger” status for three World Heritage sites
IUCN, the official advisor on natural World Heritage, recommends for three natural sites to be listed as “World Heritage in danger”: the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, Mexico’s Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California and the Ohrid region in North Macedonia.
Story | 19 Nov, 2018
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as well as WildArk – A Movement for the Wild are thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural Pathfinder Award for innovation in nature conservation. The…
Story | 27 Nov, 2017
Protected area restoration training in Myanmar
In November, IUCN ran a week-long training course on restoration for all national park managers in Myanmar, funded as part of a long-running collaboration with the Norwegian Environment Agency.