In South Asia, vulture populations have reduced drastically since 1990s due to veterinary use of pain-killers. Highlighting some recent developments in Bangladesh, this article explains how conserving vultures gives us an opportunity to change the…
Harboring six protected areas and six indigenous territories, the Sixaola river basin is characterized by biological and cultural diversity. However, social and environmental problems in this area require coordinated, binational attention due to the connectivity existing between Talamanca,…
Less than a month away from the kick-off of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, a team of scientists report in the journal Nature that three quarters of the world’s threatened species are imperiled because people are converting their habitat into agricultural lands and overharvesting…
The Yellow Sea ecosystem of tidal wetlands, associated habitats and the biodiversity that depends on them is one of the ecological wonders of the world. The ecosystem represents the largest muddy tidal area on the planet, and is the most important staging site for migratory…
The Business Journey for the upcoming Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress features a wide range of events that demonstrate the critical role of business in implementing global goals for conservation and sustainable…
Dr Simon Stuart, Chair of the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Species Survival Commission (SSC), will be retiring after 30 years with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥. He will join Synchronicity Earth, a UK-based conservation charity, as Conservation Director.
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Cement companies threaten astounding concentration of unique species in southern Vietnam.
What do you call a bug with no eyes? If ever there were a group who could give you a smart answer to this question, it…
Tigers once inhabited vast parts of Asia, from Indonesia to the Central Asian states; they have now vanished from over 90% of their former range. On International Tiger Day we look at how Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s tiger programme is helping humans and tigers coexist – and making sure these magnificent predators…
At the recent Asia Protected Areas Partnership Steering Committee meeting, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Asia had the opportunity to speak to Ignace Schops, President of the , the largest network on natural heritage in Europe. A…