Story | 23 Aug, 2021
Roots of hope: how mangroves contribute to living in harmony with nature by 2050
At the next UN Biodiversity Summit in Spring 2022, governments are preparing to adopt a new global framework for managing nature through 2030. It will guide actions worldwide to preserve and protect nature and its essential services to people en route to living in harmony with nature by 2050.…
Article | 12 Aug, 2021
L’UICN a octroyé 2 prix spéciaux à la 2ème édition du prix "Grande Muraille Verte"
En collaboration avec la Coordination Nationale de l’Initiative Grande Muraille Verte, L’UICN a récompensé deux productions journalistiques qui traitent de la restauration de la biodiversité en lien avec le secteur minier et le secteur agricole.
Article | 12 Aug, 2021
L’UICN faite "Chevalier du développement rural, agrafe environnement"
A l’occasion de la tenue de la 3ème Journée nationale de l’arbre, célébrée le 7 août 2021 à Ziniaré, au Burkina Faso sous le thème "Arbre, identité culturelle et cohésion sociale", une dizaine d’acteurs ont été décorés par le Président du Faso…
Article | 12 Aug, 2021
Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du projet Gouvernance régionale des aires protégées en Afrique de l’Ouest, il est prévu le déploiement de l’outil intégré pour l’efficacité de gestion, IMET (Integrated Management Effectiveness Tools).
Story | 10 Aug, 2021
The International Day for Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem, proclaimed by UNESCO's General Conference in 2015 and celebrated annually on 26 July, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as a "unique, special and…
Story | 04 Aug, 2021
Climate change threatens farmers’ livelihoods in Indawgyi Biosphere Reserve, Myanmar
A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment, led by Fauna & Flora International has found that Indawgyi Biosphere Reserve in Myanmar is facing increased risks from climate change impacts. Threats include intense rain causing flooding in paddy fields during the rainy season. This is coupled…
Article | 02 Aug, 2021
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is implementing in Burkina, Ghana and Niger, a project titled: Creating Lands of Opportunity: Transforming Livelihoods through Landscape Restoration in the Sahel.
Story | 30 Jul, 2021
Funded by IUCN’s Mekong WET small grant programme, the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division of the Myanmar Forest Department organized a training from 6 to 7 February 2021 to raise awareness on organic rice production and other Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
Story | 22 Jul, 2021
As part of the EU-Funded IUCN Mono-Volta Mangroves Project being implemented in Songor Lagoon and Anlo-Keta Lagoons in Ghana, Roy Mouth in Benin and Mono Delta Biosphere Reserve in Benin and Togo Ghana; national platforms have been established in each of the target countries to provide strategic…
Story | 21 Jul, 2021
In March 2021, the SEAGONG project, a transdisciplinary community-based seagrass, and dugong conservation project, was established in Aonang, Krabi, one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations.