A new six-year, €11 million initiative, “One Health in Central Asia,” was launched at the 14th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14) in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and funded by the German […]
Towards a shared vision for biodiversity conservation in Central Asia
Cooperation among Central Asia countries to protect biodiversity and promote sustainable management of natural resources is gaining momentum. The Regional Dialogue on Transboundary Conservation in Central Asia held 28-30 November 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, makes a significant stride in advancing this shared agenda. The event is attended by government representatives from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, […]
Strengthening Environmental Cooperation: Turkmenistan and IUCN Sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in sustainable management of natural resources, biodiversity protection, and other areas. The MoU was signed through diplomatic channels, according to the Embassy of Turkmenistan to Germany. The signing of […]
Major natural areas receive World Heritage protection, based on IUCN advice
The World Heritage Committee has enlarged natural World Heritage areas by more than 100 million hectares, an area roughly 26 times the size of Switzerland. The 29% increase in World Heritage areas globally followed advice from IUCN, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, in a major set of new commitments for the conservation […]
Regional Dialogue Opens Strong Commitment to Foster Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Landscapes in Central Asia
For two days, decision-makers, policy leaders, experts and practitioners from Central Asia gathered together in a high-level event to discuss scaling up of Nature-based Solutions for resilient landscapes and communities in the region Opening ceremony Minister Abdukhakimov, Ministry of Ecology, Enviroment Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan Marco Mantovanelli, Uzbekistan Country Manager, World […]
IUCN: Action for snow leopards
Even though naturally perfectly equipped to roam the steep mountains of Central Asia, the snow leopard is facing extinction. Around 7,500 individuals live in the wild, according to the most recent estimates. There is a strong commitment of conservationists to prevent the extinction of the solitary ‘ghost of the mountains’ in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, recently catalysed […]