Project | 01 Jun, 2017 - 30 Nov, 2022
Story | 03 Apr, 2024
Park rangers defend sand dunes from climate risks
With a focus on preserving biodiversity and promoting sustainable practices, the National Trust of Fiji (NTF) Kiwa Initiative Project is leading the way in ensuring the climate resilience of the Sigatoka Sand Dunes ecosystem. Through collaboration, awareness campaigns, and community…
Story | 03 Apr, 2024
Local community and rangers unite for forest celebration
Despite the rainy weather conditions, the Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park team and the local community celebrated the International Day of Forests (IDOF) in a remarkable way. The highlight of the event was planting over 800 trees, showing the commitment of the people and the volunteers.
Grey literature | 2021
Pacific Regional Report (Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu) for the Plastic Waste Free Islands project
This report is a consolidation of in-country data gathered during 2020 in three Pacific countries: Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. For the purpose of this report, all regional data analysis is based on these countries only. Data collection encompassed three sectors — household and commercial, tourism…
News | 16 Oct, 2023
Promoting Nature-based Solutions for springshed management in Bhutan’s mountain ecosystems
From 18-21 September, IUCN Asia, together with the Department of Water, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Bhutan and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), organised a training on springshed management as a Nature-based Solution for water security and…
Story | 29 Mar, 2023
AFRIPAC: strengthening 5 countries' commitments to a UN Plastics Treaty
As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…
Grey literature | 2022
Summary of the economic impact of marine plastic pollution in Fiji, Samoa, and Vanuatu
The impacts of marine plastics on the fisheries and tourism sectors in 2019 were estimated for Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. Impact estimates were based on both plastic accumulation and leakage into the marine environment from these countries and other countries in the Southern Pacific.
News | 01 Feb, 2023
CMS VATAVARAN Festival & Forum on Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation celebrated in Bhutan
From 2-7 November 2022, the Centre for Media Studies (CMS) in collaboration with the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and Canadian High Commission to India, Bhutan & Nepal organized the first-ever Festival and Forum on Climate Action and Biodiversity Conservation …
Story | 05 Dec, 2022
Six country teams gathered in October 2022 to reflect on the implementation and achievements of Ecosystem-based adaptation on their respective mountain systems and communities…