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…
News | 28 Oct, 2022
Deadline Approaching: Final Call for Submissions - Gender and Climate Award
The deadline to submit applications for the first Gender and Climate Award is fast approaching.
This is an important Opportunity to present your novel ideas and good work to get global recognition and award prize of the Pakistan’s first Gender and Climate Award.
Noticias | 28 Oct, 2022
10 años de la Lista Verde: un camino a la conservación efectiva
Este año, la Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas y Conservadas de la UICN, cumple 10 años desde su creación. Es importante reconocer el camino recorrido y los aportes a la región, siendo pionera, en el éxito de este Estándar que, hoy, es una referencia para la gestión eficaz de áreas protegidas a…
Blog | 28 Oct, 2022
Zoonosis y áreas protegidas bajo el enfoque Una Salud
¿Estamos preparados para una nueva pandemia? Para hacer frente a las enfermedades zoonóticas se propone el enfoque de “Una Salud” que tiene como objetivo equilibrar y optimizar de manera sostenible la salud de las personas, los animales y los ecosistemas. En el siguiente artículo se explicará…
Story | 01 Nov, 2022
Rompimento da Barragem de Fundão
Município de Mariana, estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil, 16h20 do dia 5 de novembro de 2015.
IUCN event
2016 Rio de Janeiro International Environmental Law Conference
The 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress: Environmental Rule of Law, Justice and Planetary Sustainability convened from April 27-29 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil under the auspices of IUCN and UN Environment.
Story | 27 Sep, 2022
The IUCN Pakistan team, in collaboration with the forest department of Khyber Pakhtunkwa province, undertook a tree plantation activity with the financial support of Embassy of Republic of Korea near the Shah Maqsood Interchange of the Hazara Motorway in KP. A variety of tree species (forest,…