Story | 24 May, 2022
Opportunities and challenges in expanding wind in Vietnam’s electricity mix
This is the fourth in a series of six web stories exploring how Viet Nam can implement its COP26 energy commitments while minimizing environmental impacts and making progress on broader sustainable development goals. Other pieces explore topics like international…
Story | 24 May, 2022
Cam kết COP26: Thời khắc quan trọng vì tương lai của Việt Nam
Tại hội nghị COP26 Việt Nam đã đưa ra các cam kết với một chương trình nghị sự đầy tham vọng nhằm xây dựng một nền kinh tế các-bon thấp bằng cách ngừng xây dựng các nhà máy sử dụng năng lượng than và chuyển đổi sang năng lượng sạch. Đây là một sự khác biệt đáng kể so với các kế hoạch năng lượng…
Story | 23 May, 2022
Vietnam’s COP26 commitments: a moment of truth
Vietnam’s commitments at COP26 offer an ambitious agenda to de-carbonize the economy by avoiding new coal plants and transitioning towards clean energy. This is a significant departure from existing energy plans and an indication that Vietnam has made the political…
Publication | 2022
A solution package for plastic pollution – from measurement to action
Knowledge gathered over the past four years in the IUCN Close the Plastic Tap programme is the basis of this publication.
Story | 16 Mar, 2022
In Memoriam: Ronald G. Petocz (1941-2022)
Dr. Ronald G. Petocz passed away on 21 February 2022, at the age of 81. A valued member of the IUCN WCPA, Dr Petocz supported protected areas throughout Asia, and his passing is mourned by the conservation community.
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…
Story | 27 Jan, 2022
Symposium on Peatlands in Lao PDR
Over the course of two days during 21 and 22 January 2022, the MONRE Vice Minister Chanthaneth Boualapha presided over Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s (Lao PDR) first ever Symposium on Peatlands, held in Viengkham Districts, Vientiane Province.
Story | 16 Nov, 2021
3 rivers, 2 countries, 1 vision
The Buzi, Pungwe and Save rivers (BuPuSa) flow through Zimbabwe and Mozambique, representing opportunities for sharing benefits, but also possible risks and water insecurity in the case of a lack of cooperation. A common vision is crucial to address present and future…
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
ແຜນງານບັນຊີສີຂຽວສຳລັບເຂດຄຸ້ມຄອງ ແລະ ເຂດສະຫງວນ (ຫຼື ເອີ້ນຫຍໍ້ວ່າ Green List ) ໄດ້ລິເລີ່ມຢ່າງເປັນທາງການໃນປີ 2014 ຢູ່ກອງປະຊຸມລະດັບໂລກກ່ຽວກັບອຸທິຍານ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ການຮັບຮູ້ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມບັນດາເຂດຄຸ້ມຄອງ ແລະ ເຂດສະຫງວນທີ່ປະສົບຜົນສຳເລັດໃນທົ່ວໂລກ.
Story | 02 Nov, 2021
The IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas Programme (Green List for short) was officially launched in 2014 at the World Parks Congress to recognise and promote successful protected and conserved areas around the world. The main objective of the Green List is to encourage protected and…