Story | 27 Dec, 2017
On 1 December 2017, Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with five international organisations working in Thailand including IUCN, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Freeland and the…
Story | 18 Dec, 2017
Trong khuôn khổ Sáng kiến Liên minh Hạ Long – Cát Bà do Cơ quan Phát triển Quốc tế Hoa Kỳ tài trợ, Tổ chức Bảo tồn Thiên nhiên Quốc tế (IUCN) sẽ tổ chức buổi Tọa đàm báo chí về chủ đề “Phát triển du lịch biển bền vững trong các khu Di sản”, tập trung vào Di sản Thiên nhiên Thế giới Vịnh Hạ Long…
Story | 18 Dec, 2017
In the framework of Ha Long – Cat Ba Alliance, funded by the United State Agency for International Development (USAID), IUCN will hold a media talk with the topic “Sustainable tourism development in the Heritage Sites”, focusing on Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site and Cat Ba Archipelago. The…
Story | 17 Oct, 2017
Engaging energy companies in biodiversity protection: A case from Bangladesh
North-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have come together to work with IUCN on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a proposed power plant project at the confluence of the Bhairab-Atai-Rupsha river…
Story | 13 Oct, 2017
“The longest and most useful trip to a cave I have ever had”
Ha Long Bay has been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO twice for its outstanding universal values. But what are those values and why do they make Ha Long Bay so special? Such information seems only to be known by a few scientists and experts while the vast majority of visitors are…
Story | 12 Oct, 2017
Examining the Livelihood and Conservation Benefits from the Trade in wild caught live Tropical Fish
CEESP News - by Pauline Davey, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association Ltd (OATA)
The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association has published a report examining the livelihood and conservation benefits from the trade in wild caught live tropical fish for aquariums. The report, highly commended…
Story | 29 Aug, 2017
IUCN’s work on World Heritage benefits and ecosystem services to help sustainability action
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is undertaking pilot assessments of ecosystem services in two natural World Heritage sites in Uganda and Sri Lanka, as part of its Benefits of Natural World Heritage project. The aim is to test practical tools and methods which can be…
Story | 24 Aug, 2017
When voices are heard in Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area
With a total area of 3.7 hectares (roughly the size of 5 football pitches), the coastline in front and the famous Hai Tang pagoda in back, the Pagoda Field in Cu Lao Cham, Viet Nam is a place of great natural beauty and of religious and historical value. The area is part of the Cu Lao Cham…
Story | 23 Aug, 2017
Gharials are a unique crocodilian threatened with extinction and with wild populations that have decreased precipitously due to habitat destruction and accidental killings by fishermen when caught in nets. The Bangladesh Forest Department and IUCN Bangladesh, in collaboration with Bangladesh zoo…
Story | 21 Aug, 2017
Ngày 5/5, cuộc họp Cấp lãnh đạo lần thứ tư Sáng kiến Liên minh Vịnh Hạ Long- Cát Bà được tổ chức tại Hải Phòng. Đây là cuộc họp tổng kết giai đoạn một (2014-2017) của sáng kiến do USAID tài trợ và bắt đầu giai đoạn hai kéo dài đến tháng 9 năm 2019. Cuộc họp tập trung thảo luận các kết quả của…