Project | 21 Jan, 2018 - 31 Oct, 2022
Key basins and aquifers for biodiversity and ecological services - Vjosa River
Project | 28 Jul, 2021 - 31 Oct, 2022
Key basins and aquifers for biodiversity and ecological services - Vjosa River
Story | 05 Oct, 2021
Businesses take action to reduce plastic waste towards Hoi An – A green destination
Hoi An in Quang Nam Province is a world-famous tourist destination. But because of covid, the town has received far fewer visitors. The total number of tourists visiting Viet Nam fell by 99%, from 2 million in early 2020 to 15,000 in October 2021 [1].
Story | 02 Feb, 2021
Wetlands – natural infrastructure managing water for free in the Indo-Burma region
On 2 February 2021, communities and organisations throughout the world will celebrate World Wetlands Day, with the theme Water, Wetlands and Life. The events acknowledge the importance of wetlands and their multiple ecosystem services, including the…
Story | 25 Nov, 2019
Tangled roots and changing tides: law at the service of mangrove conservation and sustainable use
A pioneering global study details the legal and institutional frameworks governing mangroves and proposes solutions to address gaps and weaknesses identified.
Story | 15 Oct, 2019
Raising the voices of local communities through Citizen Journalism
From 9 -12 September, journalists from Viet Nam Television and Vietnam News collaborated with IUCN to conduct a training on citizen journalism for local community members from three wetlands sites. The training took place in U…
Story | 26 Apr, 2019
Waste water treatment: new opportunities in Ha Long Bay
Since the Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance was formed in 2014, IUCN has persistently advocated for the government to take measures to reduce the discharge of untreated water by the 500 or so cruise boats that operate in the Ha Long Bay WHS. Only about 20…
Story | 05 Jan, 2019
IUCN Advisory Mission to Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site
In July 2018, at the request of Quang Ninh Province, IUCN hired two consultants, Janet Mackay, Director of Tourism Recreation Conservation Consultants (TRC) and Wim Vrins, a solid waste management specialist, to advise on tourism and waste management in Ha Long Bay…
Blog | 27 Nov, 2018
Blog: Floating agriculture drifts from Bangladesh to Viet Nam
Floating agriculture is an age-old practice in Bangladesh. Haseeb Md. Irfanullah of IUCN Bangladesh writes on the recent introduction of this famous, traditional farming system to the Mekong Delta as an example of south-south cooperation.
Story | 23 Nov, 2018
Zero waste programme: mutual benefits for both the environment and the private sector
Through the Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance (HLCBA), a USAID funded initiative to address the environmental problems in Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Archipelago, IUCN and its partners are influencing the business sector, especially boat cruises and travel agents…