Story | 16 Nov, 2016
10th Cross-Straits Workshop on Forest Dynamics Plots held in China
The 10th Cross-Straits Workshop on Forest Dynamics Plots, hosted by the Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences (BC-CAS) and co-organised by the Ecological Society of Beijing, took place on 14 October. Funded by CAS, the event had over 170 participants, including five from Taiwan.…
Story | 23 Sep, 2016
9月5日,夏威夷檀香山——“生态系统生产总值:将生态系统服务纳入国家决策和核算体系”研讨会在 IUCN世界自然保护大会上举办。研讨会由IUCN中国代表处、中科院生态环境研究中心、中国生物多样性保护与绿色发展基金会以及国家林业局主办。研讨会邀请到中外多机构著名专家,并发布了《生态系统生产总值(GEP)案例研究英文报告》。
Story | 23 Sep, 2016
IUCN China organises Gross Ecosystem Product workshop at IUCN World Conservation Congress
The “GEP-Valuing and Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services Into National Decision-Making and Accounting System” workshop took place during the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC), September 5, Honolulu, Hawai'i. The workshop was jointly convened by IUCN, China (IUCN China), Research Center for Eco…
Story | 20 Sep, 2016
Conserving the natural wealth of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region continues to gather momentum with the launch of two new calls for proposals, the organisation of capacity building events and discussions on the grant-making mechanism’s plans for the future.
Story | 07 Jul, 2016
CEPF launches new call for proposals in the Indo-Burma hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has launched a call for proposals for small grant projects in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam and parts of Southern China. A separate call for proposals for large grant projects in Myanmar has also been issued…
Story | 22 Jun, 2016
Teaching the teachers: Improved nature education in Lu Chun County
Huanglianshan National Nature Reserve, located in Lu Chun County, southeastern Yunnan, was established in 1983 as a provincial reserve and promoted to a national reserve in 2003. To strengthen the link between the nature reserve and local communities, the Zoological Society of Yunnan…
Story | 07 Jun, 2016
Yellow sea, moving towards Marine Eco-civilization: A field visit to Nantong Municipality, China
“Over the past 50 years, losses of up to 51% of coastal wetlands (including marshes) have occurred in China, 40% in Japan, 60% in the Republic of Korea, and more than 70% in Singapore.”
Story | 30 May, 2016
IUCN recommends five World Heritage listings
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, recommends World Heritage status for five sites nominated for their outstanding natural values. The advisory body on natural World Heritage, IUCN also recommends action against major threats in listed natural sites and danger-listing for two…
Artículo | 26 May, 2016
La UICN recomienda incorporar cinco sitios a la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial
La UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza) recomienda otorgar la condición de Patrimonio Mundial a cinco sitios propuestos por sus valores naturales excepcionales. Como órgano consultivo sobre Patrimonio Mundial natural, la UICN también recomienda, en una primera serie…
Article | 26 May, 2016
L’UICN recommande cinq sites pour la Liste du Patrimoine mondial
L’UICN, Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature, recommande l’inscription sur la liste du Patrimoine mondial pour cinq sites proposés pour leurs valeurs naturelles exceptionnelles. L’UICN, l’organisation consultative sur le Patrimoine mondial naturel, recommande aussi des mesures…