Story | 04 May, 2017
Working together to build MPAs for long-term marine resources management
Our oceans, coasts and wetlands are crucial for our survival. Mangrove forests, for example, sequester massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and protect coastal communities from cyclone storm surges, while coastal wetlands and coral reefs provide breeding and nesting grounds for…
Story | 26 Apr, 2017
Working together to build MPAs for long-term marine resources management
Our oceans, coasts and wetlands are crucial for our survival. Mangrove forests, for example, sequester massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and protect coastal communities from cyclone storm surges, while coastal wetlands and coral reefs provide breeding and nesting grounds for…
Press release | 07 Apr, 2017
การเสริมสร้างความร่วมมือระดับภูมิภาคเพื่อปกป้องและฟื้นฟูพื้นที่ชุ่มน้ำในประเทศแถบอินโด-พม่า
ได้มีเวทีความร่วมมือในระดับภูมิภาคที่สำคัญ ซึ่งเป็นการประชุมเชิงปฏิบัติการระยะเริ่มต้นโครงการ (Inception Workshop) ของคณะกรรมการอำนวยการด้านพื้นที่ชุมน้ำตามอนุสัญญาแรมซาร์ในภูมิภาคอินโดจีนและพม่า หรือ Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI)…
Story | 05 Apr, 2017
CEPF launches two new calls for proposals in Indo-Burma hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has launched a call for proposals for projects in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, Viet Nam and parts of Southern China. A separate call for proposals for projects in Myanmar has also been issued simultaneously.
Press release | 03 Apr, 2017
Enhancing regional cooperation to protect and restore Indo-Burma wetlands
The importance of regional cooperation took centre stage at the first Steering Committee meeting and inception workshop for the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI), held on 29 and 30 March in Bangkok, Thailand.
Story | 29 Jul, 2016
Fierce yet fragile: Coexistence in a changing world
Tigers once inhabited vast parts of Asia, from Indonesia to the Central Asian states; they have now vanished from over 90% of their former range. On International Tiger Day we look at how IUCN's tiger programme is helping humans and tigers coexist – and making sure these magnificent predators…
Article | 25 Jul, 2016
Changement climatique : Il faut adapter les politiques et stratégies de développement
Du 19 au 21 juillet 2016 s’est tenu à Ouagadougou au Burkina Faso l’atelier régional de plaidoyer auprès des décideurs et des planificateurs des pays de l’espace UEMOA et de la République de Guinée. L’objet de cet atelier est d’informer et sensibiliser ces acteurs principaux sur l’importance de…
Article | 22 Jun, 2016
Développement du mécanisme d'Observation du Littoral d'Afrique de Ouest
L’érosion côtière, la mobilité du trait de côte et plus largement l’évolution naturelle des littoraux, ont des conséquences sociales et économiques importantes, qui sont observées en Afrique de l’Ouest depuis plusieurs décennies.
Story | 01 Jul, 2015
Benefits of Mae Wong Dam unlikely to outweigh environmental costs, IUCN report says
A new IUCN report suggests that the construction of a dam within Mae Wong National Park may negatively impact both the integrity and 'Outstanding Universal Value' of the Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuaries, Thailand’s first Natural World…
Story | 10 Dec, 2014
To help celebrate more than 50 years of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) work protecting our global natural heritage, Terre Sauvage has published a special edition of their renowned wildlife magazine.