Story | 16 Dec, 2022
Rio Doce Panel debates the restoration challenges in the Fundão Dam Science Meeting
The second Fundão Dam Rupture Science Meeting was held from 21–22 September in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, aimed at sharing technical information about the consequences of the rupture of the Fundão dam and the recovery processes of the Rio Doce Basin.
News | 29 Nov, 2022
A collaborative document addresses the challenge of turning data and information into knowledge to support decisions about the region's recovery
Story | 06 Dec, 2022
The Restoration Initiative: A Pakistan story
A pine nut value chain is saving threatened chilgoza forests in Pakistan
News | 29 Nov, 2022
Construído de maneira colaborativa, documento trata do desafio de transformar dados e informações em conhecimento para subsidiar as decisões sobre a recuperação da região.
Story | 23 Nov, 2022
Observance of World Fisheries Day 2022
IUCN Pakistan in partnership with Pakistan Fisheries Society & Department of Zoology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad on 21 November, 2022 commemorated One day International Symposium on "World Fisheries Day 2022" at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. The theme of the day was “…
Publication | 2022
Impactos ambientais da dispersão de rejeitos de mineração em ambientes costeiros e marinhos
Com base no volume de rejeitos lançados e na extensão das áreas atingidas, o rompimento da Barragem de Fundão, em Mariana, Minas Gerais, foi o maior desastre ambiental de todos os tempos na mineração brasileira, e um dos mais graves do mundo. Ao serem transportados a jusante da barragem rompida…
Publication | 2022
The environmental impacts of a major mine tailings spill on coastal and marine environments
Based on the volume of tailings releases and the distance they travelled, the Fundão Dam failure in southeast Brazil (Mariana, Minas Gerais state) was the largest ever environmental disaster in Brazil’s mining industry, and one of the world’s most serious. As they dispersed downriver, the…
Story | 02 Dec, 2022
A five day training on “Watershed Management Techniques” was conducted by IUCN Pakistan for the Forest and Wildlife Department, Government of Balochistan to help them broaden the understanding of the background, approaches, and techniques of Watershed Management.
Story | 09 Nov, 2022
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with the Planning and Development Board, Government of Punjab launched Pakistan’s first ever Climate Change Gender Action Plan in Punjab.
News | 31 Oct, 2022
10 anos da Lista Verde: um caminho para uma conservação efetiva
Este ano, a Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas e Conservadas da UICN comemora 10 anos desde sua criação. É importante reconhecer o caminho percorrido e as contribuições para a região, pioneira no sucesso deste Padrão que, hoje, é referência para a gestão eficaz das áreas protegidas no mundo…