Story | 08 Nov, 2023
Through a multi-day engagement with local women, men, girls and boys, as well as rangers and Sheikhs from the reserve's surrounding communities, IUCN ensured a space for the voices of local peoples in the future management of AlUla’s largest nature reserve.
News | 28 Jul, 2023
High-level document explains why nature-positive initiatives must be fast-tracked, with RCU’s concept of Comprehensive Regeneration in AlUla highlighted as a model for responsible development through the key principles of respect for landscape, culture and heritage.
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News | 31 May, 2023
KSRNR, Saudi Arabia, 29 May 2023 – King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve development authority, which is Restoring degraded ecosystems and conserves habitats and wildlife, has been officially announced as a government member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN…
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, 2021
Establishing IUCN Green List expert assessment group in Lao PDR
IUCN in collaboration with the Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Lao PDR will organize a national consultation on the IUCN Green List Standard and the Expert Assessment Groups-Green List (EAGL) in Department of…
Story | 11 Sep, 2020
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Lao PDR is continuing to assist the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO) in Khammouane Province to conserve the biodiversity of Phou Hin Poun National Protected Area and support the effective…
Story | 18 Aug, 2020
Vientiane, Lao PDR, 14 August 2020 – The Government of Lao PDR approved the nomination of the Nakai Nam Theun National Park (NNT NP) to the IUCN Green List, through a resolution adopted during the 17th Nakai Nam Theun…
Story | 07 Nov, 2019
Islamabad, Pakistan, 6 November 2019 -The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum – one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events - kicked-off today with a strong focus on convening a…