The Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation Office celebrated two milestones yesterday at the Climate Change compound yesterday. The DEPC officially launched its National Environment Policy and Implementation Plan 2016-2030 and the opening of the new DEPC office. The Acting Director of DEPC, Mr Reedly Tari said that it was a...
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Biodiversity and Climate Change (BIOCLIME), South Sumatra 2014 – 2017 PROJECT CONTEXT Indonesia is home to the third largest area of tropical rainforest in the world. It is a global biodiversity hotspot and has the world’s largest area of peat swamp forest. Continuing deforestration and forest degradation have caused rapid loss...
The Sustainability Awards, instituted by the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development in 2006, are for: Identifying and recognising exemplary performance in economic, social and environmental dimensions of Indian business Promoting role models in Indian industry and recognising excellence achieved by businesses in mainstreaming Sustainability with business practices ...
20 October 2016, Bacolod City The “Negros Occidental Coastal Wetlands Conservation Area” (NOCWCA) of the Philippines has been declared as the 7th Ramsar site. Ramsar Convention delegates, national executives of DENR, and provincial government officials led the inauguration of NOCWCA. Mr. Berthold Schirm of GIZ-PAME Project Director and Dr. Berthold Siebert of ACB-GIZ-Institutional Strengthening...
Protected areas are the cornerstones of biodiversity and are at the frontline of efforts to protect species and habitats from the rapidly growing number of threats to their survival. The ability of protected areas to respond efficiently to threats such as wildlife poaching requires information on where these threats...
1-10 September, 2016 The 25th World Conservation Congress (WCC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has brought together thousands of leaders, decision-makers, civil societies, businesses, and academia from around the world. The theme for this year’s Congress is ‘Planet at the crossroads’ and is being hosted in Hawaii...
A half-day workshop to explore how nature camp and environmental issues could be better incorporated within the National Education System in Nepal took place 4 July 2016. The event was hosted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in partnership with the Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) under Ministry of...
Experts from the Biodiversity Information Facility nodes from Taiwan and Norway, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), and various ASEAN Member States convened to capture the wildlife of Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (MMFR), the 33rd ASEAN Heritage Park– on film, that is. ACB, in partnership with the Global Biodiversity Information...
PALAWAN province – The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, a UNESCO Heritage Site since 1993, has been declared an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Heritage Park. The declaration by the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) follows their recognition of the importance of their cooperation in conserving the Park due to...
