Natural World Heritage sites face major threats, such as commercial logging, poaching, gillnet fishing and dams, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥). In its recommendations to the World Heritage Committee, which meets in July, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ has advised that three…
The Gulf of Mottama is one of the world's largest areas of permanently muddy water. Sediment delivery from four major riversÌý–Ìýthe Ayeyarwady, Yangon, Sittaung, and ThanlwinÌý–Ìýand a 7-meter tidal range that drives currents of up to 3 meters/second, produce constantly changing patterns of…
In this year’s edition of European Green Week, which took place from 30 May to 3 June 2016, the focus was on ‘Investing for a greener future.’ Green Week is one of the most prominent annual events to debate and discuss European environment policy. Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ participated in this debate by organising a…
Agroforestry is an excellent landscape-wide restorationÌýoption to benefit both people and the environment. It can, however, be somewhat of an abstract concept, unless you can see it in action.
World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action. This year's theme, 'Go Wild for Wildlife' calls on everyone to celebrate the species under threat from the poachers and traffickers, and inspires us to take…
Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Viet Nam has received over 1,100 applicationsÌýfor itsÌýMarine Turtle Conservation volunteer programme. This is very encouraging as it means that anÌýincreasing number ofÌýyouths are becoming interested in environmental protection programmes.
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On 6 June, 2016 at the Royal Society of London, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ hosts a session addressing 'Removing barriers for investing in forest landscape restoration: What works where?' as part of the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case.
It’s big business, it’s a growing threat to our environment, and it’s illegal.Ìý
It is wildlife trafficking.
The organization of Macedonian Ecological Society (MES) has organized three monitoring visits from 9 to 20 May to celebrate the Fascination of plants day in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM)Ìý. Young people were majority among the participants on these events. They had the…
In mid-April, a host of producer organisations, NGOs, and governments convened a Forest and Farm Facility workshop in Guatemala to discuss regional issues and share ideas.Ìý Ìý