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IUCN welcomes Cambodia as a State MemberDescription: https://www.iucn.org/news/membership/202004/iucn-welcomes-cambodia-a-state-member
Introduction: IUCN extends a warm welcome to Cambodia, which has officially announced its decision to re-join as a State Member of IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The Ministry of Environment has been designated by the State as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat. The announcement was made on 7 February 202... -
World Wetlands Day observed at Loktak Lake, Manipur, IndiaDescription: https://www.iucn.org/news/commission-environmental-economic-and-social-policy/202004/world-wetlands-day-observed-loktak-lake-manipur-india
Introduction: CEESP News - by Salam Rajesh, IUCN CEESP member As observed globally in February each year, the World Wetlands Day was observed in a unique way in the midst of a floating village in Manipur’s Loktak Lake, a Ramsar site of international importance. Loktak (Ramsar site no.463) is one of the 37 R... -
IUCN organised State-level Workshop on Building Resilient Himalayan Environment and Community in Him...Description: https://www.iucn.org/news/india/202003/iucn-organised-state-level-workshop-building-resilient-himalayan-environment-and-community-himachal-pradesh-14-march-2020
Introduction: IUCN has been working in the state of Himachal Pradesh for last three years under the National Mission of Himalayan Studies (NMHS) project ‘Coping with Uncertainties: Building Community Resilience and Ecosystem Based Adaptation to Climate Change in the Indian Himalayan Region’. The project was imple... -
Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative raises awareness of wetland biodiversity during World Wetlands...Description: https://www.iucn.org/news/asia/202003/indo-burma-ramsar-regional-initiative-raises-awareness-wetland-biodiversity-during-world-wetlands-day-2020
Introduction: Four countries in the Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) celebrated World Wetlands Day 2020, hosting events to educate local communities and youth about the ecosystem benefits and importance of wetlands at local and global levels. National governments in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Th... -
ICOMOS Lebanon - Statement of Concern on the Destruction of Cultural HeritageDescription: https://www.icomos.org/en/get-involved/inform-us/heritage-alert/current-alerts/73858-icomos-lebanon-statement-of-concern-on-the-destruction-of-cultural-heritage
Introduction: ICOMOS International invites you to read and share the Statement of Concern by ICOMOS Lebanon regarding the Commemorative steles of Nahr el-Kalb, Mount Lebanon: "The International Council on Monuments and Sites of Lebanon (ICOMOS-Lebanon), as representatives of the national heritage community, is...
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