The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has funded a Rwf22bn project to preserve Sebeya and other catchments in Rwanda. The project titled 鈥楲andscape Restoration and Integrated Water Resources Management in Sebeya and other Catchments鈥檞ill be implemented by Rwanda Water and Forestry鈥
Sweden鈥檚 relationship with Viet Nam goes back 50 years. Viet Nam is one of the top five countries with mismanaged waste ending up in the ocean, so it is not surprising that Sweden鈥檚 Crown Princess Victoria is especially concerned about plastic鈥
The South East Europe Biodiversity Task Force (BD TF) contributed to the First BIMR Regional Platform meeting on 29-30 May 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia aiming to build synergies to enhance cooperation for nature conservation and improved biodiversity鈥
The聽International Union for the Conservation of Nature/ The Regional Office for West Asia and in collaboration with the Environment Protection Authority EPA in Kuwait were聽organizing a training workshop on 鈥淒ocumenting and monitoring ecosystems using Geographic Information Systems and Remote鈥
Forty-two representatives of indigenous organisations from around the world recently met in Tecpan, Guatemala to share experiences and learn from one another on environmental, business and social issues 鈥 taking another step toward a common understanding.
More than 100 conservation and development practitioners attended the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Phase II Final Assessment Workshop, held from 28 to 30 May in Siem Reap, Cambodia.聽
From 28-30 May 2019, government officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam gathered in Bangkok to discuss the status and progress of wetland policies in the region. The discussion was part of a regional dialogue organised by the Indo-Burma Ramsar鈥
The Central American Commission for Environment and Development (known聽in Spanish as聽CCAD) presented Dr Grethel Aguilar with an award for her track record as Region