Are you working in conservation? In forest, marine, climate change areas or others? Has water made an unexpected appearance in your work? Then we are looking for your story.聽
ARLINGTON, VIRIGNIA, USA鈥擳he Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is celebrating its 15th anniversary by recognising 15 conservationists as 鈥淗otspot Heroes.鈥澛
Every day, in their roles as farmers, foresters and household providers, women use and manage natural resources, making them integral to conservation efforts. A pilot initiative led by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in Brazil is finding ways to integrate their wealth of knowledge in forest landscape restoration (FLR)鈥
Mangroves for the Future's Small Grants Facility enabled NGO Nabolok Parishad to help local women like Promila Rani establish and run community enterprises that provide alternative and sustainable livelihoods.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, 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, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 also recommends action against major threats in listed natural sites and danger-listing for two鈥
By Renat Heuberger, CEO of the South Pole Group, and Mark Smith, Director of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Water Programme. Why did a group of bankers and fund managers spend an afternoon in a Zurich caf茅 talking about nature? For opportunity and innovation
Women are leaders, educators, engineers and farmers; they are also caretakers and guardians of the biodiversity which is fundamental to human existence. 聽
Do you know someone who is doing outstanding conservation work for a 聽natural World Heritage site? Would you like to see this person 聽recognised for their exemplary contribution? If so, get in touch!Update: nominations are now closed
A key success of 2015 was the removal of Colombia鈥檚 Los Kat铆os National Park from the List of World Heritage in Danger. It was danger-listed in 2009 at the request of the government, after suffering extensive damage from illegal activities. The park authority has now regained control of the site鈥
Working as a female expert in a largely male-dominated sector as nature conservation can present challenges. This is especially the case in cultures where women in charge are often perceived negatively, such as in the Arab region. Haifaa Abdulhalim is one of those brave ladies who dares to鈥