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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... -
UNESCO and Japan support Afghanistan’s efforts towards removing the Bamiyan Valley from the List of ...Description: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2088
Introduction: The Government of Japan announced that it would provide USD 3.8 million dollars in financial support to the World Heritage property of ‘Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley’ in Afghanistan. The property was inscribed simultaneously on the World Heritage List and the...
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