The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the Indo-Burma region will enter the new year with renewed optimism after making significant progress towards biodiversity conservation in 2016.聽
A recent post has highlighted how innovative聽technologies can help manage human-elephant conflicts in Bangladesh. Introduced lately, solar electric fencing is identified as one of the conflict mitigation options in the elephant ranges. This article captures the impact of this technology on the鈥
All forms of industrial growth are dependent on one or more ecosystem services. They can also聽simultaneously negatively impact the ability of ecosystems to provide these services. Businesses therefore, cannot afford to ignore their dependence, direct or indirect, and impact on these services. In鈥
The expert consultation on improving water governance in Balochistan organised by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Taraqee Foundation came to a close on December 20, 2016, after extensive deliberations that centered on the need for urgency in addressing the water鈥
Nearly a decade has passed since a small group of farmers gathered around a fire to lament the increasing costs of their trade, and the toll that modern practices and inputs was taking on their land. As the embers of the fire settled, they resolved to take action to improve their farms,鈥
A national seminar on ethno-botany was organized by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in Islamabad on 29th December, 2016, where experts highlighted the importance of the rich flora found in Pakistan鈥檚 northern region, and underscored the need for ensuring a sustainable鈥
The 8th Meeting of the South & Central Asia MAB (SACAM) Network was organized on 24-25 October 2016 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Titled 鈥淏iosphere Reserves and Sustainable Development,鈥 it was attended by 65 participants including those from SACAM member countries. The aim was to discuss how to鈥
Home to a golden sand beach, towering cliffs, amazing surf, rare conch shells and colorful pagodas, Cox鈥檚 Bazar should long ago have been on the map as a popular tourist destination. Yet, little is known about this fascinating fishing port located in the South Asian nation of Bangladesh.
More than half the 155,000 population in Tien Lan District, Viet Nam are women who derive incomes mainly from agriculture and aquaculture. Past practices 鈥 especially the clearing of mangroves for shrimp farming 鈥 have lowered the resilience of coastal communities, and decreased the natural鈥
Representatives of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam recently met in Bangkok to discuss the objectives and work plan of the newly established Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI). IBRRI was approved by the 52nd meeting of the Ramsar Convention Standing Committee (SC 52)鈥