Traditional Knowledge: A Safekeeper of Biodiversity

Thehe village in Humla district in Nepal (by Abhimanyu Panday) Thehe is a village in the eastern part of Humla district in Nepal. Its solitude makes the village highly depended on its surrounding nature which is not only a source for fuelwood and fodder, but provides the community also with...

Bike race for biodiversity in Panay Island, Philippines

Panay Island, Philippines, May 27 and 28 Bike race start, May 27. Credentials: GIZ The Forest and Climate Protection project Panay II (ForClim), jointly implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft fĆ¼r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), supported the Autajay Aningalan Ascent bike race...

World Environment Day 5 June

View of Lake Bunyonyi from a nearby hilltop (Kabale, Uganda - 2016). UN Photo/MjG Man is both creature and moulder of his environment, which gives him physical sustenance and affords him the opportunity for intellectual, moral, social and spiritual growth. In the long and tortuous evolution of the human race...

International Day for Biological Diversity

ā€œBiodiversity underpins all (ā€¦) ecosystem functions and benefits essential toĀ human well-being, not only in terms of our economies, but also for our health,Ā food security, prevention of natural hazards, and our cultural roots,ā€ Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, 2015 The 2017 International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) will be celebrated under the theme,...

EU supports biodiversity conservation in ASEAN region

Reaffirming its commitment to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable development globally, the European Union (EU) is supporting the ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes, a program designed to recognize outstanding individuals from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam who have contributed significantly to...