On 14th October 2020, Bangladesh commenced the preparation of the country’s first Red List of Plants and formulating an Invasive Alien Species Management Strategy for plants through an Inception Workshop.
On 31 July 2020, the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ramsar Regional Center - East Asia (RRC-EA). The signing of an MoU between IBRRI and the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) followed on 25 September 2020.
Gland, 27th October 2020 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) - A new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report finds that an estimated 229,000 tonnes of plastic is leaking into the Mediterranean Sea every year, equivalent to over 500 shipping containers each day. Unless significant measures are taken to address mismanaged waste, the…
A waste characterization study was successfully completed in Carriacou Island, Grenada, by the team of local consultants hired by the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) partner, Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC).Â
The global COVID-19 pandemic has forced the world to find new ways to operate to prevent a massive dissemination of the virus. Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) is no exception; the project has developed an online working methodology to continue its…
Asia Pacific Waste Consultants (APWC), engaged by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ within the Plastic Waste-Free Islands (PWFI) project to create a flow analysis of plastics, has hired local teams in Grenada and Saint Lucia to gather in country and field-based auditing data on…
A bittersweet feeling at the end of the EU Green Week 2020: fruitful biodiversity discussions and commitments from the EU Member States, while the Parliament rejects considering the EU Green Deal in the Common Agricultural Policy.Â
Successful Breeding at the National Zoo of Chile Marks Pivotal First Step Toward Returning Frog to the Wild. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ SSC Amphibian Specialist Group members are involved in this project that aims to reverse the trend of loss of the Loa water frog.
Tuesday 21 October was a remarkably busy day for the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ European Regional Office, in the context of the EU Green Week 2020. EU Biodiversity Targets for Protected Areas and Nature Restoration at the top of the AgendaÂ
On September 10, 2020, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ organised a business consultation in Ho Chi Minh City on opportunities to transform coffee production in the Central Highlands to a more diverse and climate resilient crop mix.Â