Story | 07 Dec, 2022
Manipur fishers hold rally raising awareness on Loktak biodiversity
CEESP News: Salam Rajesh, IUCN CEESP member
Fishing community in Manipur’s Loktak Lake, a Ramsar designated wetland, is blending conservation initiatives with addressing imminent threats to their lives and livelihoods from external interventions. In tune with the objectives…
IUCN event
Together we RISE: Addressing gender-based violence in conservation
Gender-based violence prevents women from benefiting from and participating in environmental action. This side event raises attention to IUCN’s leadership on addressing gender-based violence and biodiversity linkages; a strategic action that supports the CBD’s post-2020 draft Gender Plan of…
Story | 22 Nov, 2022
Located in Phang-nga province in the south of Thailand. Koh Yao is a dream destination for many travellers as it consists of pristine beaches, unspoilt coastline, rice fields, mountains, and forests. However, it is not surprising that the other side of island might be an unsightly image.
Story | 07 Jun, 2022
Addressing gender-based violence and environment linkages to deliver improved rights-based, gender-responsive conservation, climate action and sustainable development for all.
Story | 12 May, 2022
Khám phá ba cụm đảo tại Kiên Giang
Trong khuôn khổ dự án: “Bảo vệ các hệ sinh thái ven biển đồng bằng sông Cửu Long” do Cơ quan Phát triển Hoa Kỳ (USAID) tại Việt Nam tài trợ, IUCN và Sở Nông nghiệp Phát triển Nông thôn tỉnh (NN&PTNT) Kiên Giang đã hợp tác thực hiện chuyến khảo…
Story | 11 May, 2022
Exploring Kien Giang’s island clusters
As part of the IUCN-led USAID Mekong Delta Coastal Habitat Conservation project, IUCN and Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural development (DARD) cooperated on a rapid assessment of three island clusters in the West Sea between the mainland…
Story | 31 Oct, 2021
Climate-resilient action plan - for Drylands
CEESP News: by A Amarender Reddy, Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad, India *
Land degradation, water scarcity, poverty, and hunger are major problems faced in drylands across the world. Drylands are degraded across continents due to over-cultivation,…
Story | 29 Oct, 2021
This International Black Sea Action Day, 31st October, 11 habitats of Red-List Endangered Black Sea harbour porpoises and bottlenose dolphins as well as Vulnerable Black Sea common dolphins have been formally awarded Important Marine Mammal Area (IMMA) status by the…
Story | 24 Oct, 2021
Gabura to Glasgow: Act on climate change and biodiversity loss
CEESP News: by Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir *
Story | 18 Oct, 2021
Asian farmers campaign for leaders to act against climate change
October 2021 – As heads of state prepare for COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this November, the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) launched a campaign to raise awareness on the effects of climate change on…