Story | 25 Sep, 2019
IUCN response to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
The scientific evidence that the world’s ocean is changing dramatically due to climate change has been underpinned with a report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC) provides a deep…
Story | 22 Feb, 2019
IUCN joins Fortune 500 companies to address plastic leaks in their supply chains
IUCN, together with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Life Cycle Initiative, have joined the strategic committee of a newly launched Plastic Leak Project (PLP), which aims to help…
Story | 11 Feb, 2019
Two years after the Tonle Sap project ended, impacts clear
On December 19-21, 2018, we revisited Kampong Phluk, Phlov Touk and Boeung Chhmar, three fishing communities on the Tonle Sap where we established Fish Conservation Areas (FCAs) as part of an EU-funded project that ran from 2013 to 2016. We wanted to see whether…
Story | 10 Jan, 2019
Building the global momentum on marine/aquatic plastics litter
Along with over 18,000 participants from 180 countries representing government institutions, national agencies, academia and research, private sector, students, and plastic sector actors, IUCN joined the Sustainable Blue…
Story | 14 Dec, 2018
A Regional Gender Study completed in 2018 has shown that many countries in Southeast Asia are not adequately integrating gender considerations into their national policies for fisheries and coastal resource management. The results of the study, conducted by Mangroves for the Future (MFF), the…
Story | 21 Nov, 2018
Sometimes, you just need to let nature take its course
Growing over an estimated area of over half a million hectares, mangrove coverage in Myanmar is the second largest in Asia after Indonesia. These mangroves provide food, shelter and livelihoods to millions of delta and coastal dwellers in…
Story | 29 Oct, 2018
MARPLASTICCs workshops guide pilot initiatives to tackle plastic pollution in Thailand and Viet Nam
Marine plastic pollution is a global problem which needs to be tackled at the national level, using methods that are appropriate for the context of each country.
Story | 11 Oct, 2018
Western gray whales at great risk from salmon nets – IUCN-backed study
Gland, Switzerland (IUCN) - A new IUCN-backed scientific article published today finds that threatened western gray whales are at “very high risk” of entanglement in coastal salmon nets near Russia’s Sakhalin island, which often leads to their injury or death. This…
Story | 05 Oct, 2018
Mangroves For the Future video: A look back
IUCN Asia and Mangroves for the Future (MFF) have produced a video showcasing MFF’s growth and impact in Asia. This video was recently premiered at the 15th meeting of the MFF Regional Steering Committee that took place in Bali, Indonesia, at the end of September…
Story | 10 Sep, 2018
Need for Sustainable Management of Forests underscored by Experts
The need to introduce sustainable forest management practices into Pakistan’s forestry was highlighted by experts at a two-day workshop organized by IUCN and the Ministry of Climate Change, under the Sustainable Forest Management project on Sep 6-7, 2018.