Aishah's lifelong dedication to protecting nature and inspiring others to do the same is recognised with an IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) award.

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To make the communities skirting Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal a part of the mechanism of protection, he brought the protected area management services to those communities. Here's what Youssouph did and how it worked.

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The Eld’s deer exists as a small, single, isolated population in the floating meadows of Keibul Lamjao National Park, Manipur, India. Their population and habitat is being secured through a multi-pronged approach with society, science, and policy at the forefront.

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Support for traditional knowledge and practices, chiefly founded on female knowledge-holders, has had quantifiable positive effects on biodiverse areas and their communities across 79,233 hectares of collective territories. The Global Support Initiative for Indigenous peoples and Community Conserved Territories and Areas (GSI-ICCA) strengthens the formalisation of sustainable land-use planning and zoning based on supporting these communities.

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The Indian Government's Wildlife Institute of India (WII) organised a one-day PANORAMA workshop which resulted in eight draft 'solution' case studies, mostly on protected areas, from the Ganga river to the Himalayas.

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In a wide-ranging interview, Mr Kane, in charge of protected areas for the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), says the BIOPAMA partnership reinforces the governance of ecosystems which straddle national borders, while growing their sustainable development. BIOPAMA works with partners from the local to the regional level in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific in support of institutions and countries for a sustainable conservation of biodiversity.

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With a new site committing to the Green List during the Regional Conservation Forum (RCF), an inception meeting for a new project in the region, and a half-day workshop on the Green List with the Kuwait Environment Protection Agency, the Green List was a strong topic throughout the RCF week.

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The IUCN World Conservation Congress provides a platform for scientists, policy experts, business and government leaders, and professionals from around the globe to come together, to share their latest insights, and to forge new partnerships.

IUCN Members work to define the global conservation agenda and collaborate with Congress participants to find solutions to the pressing environmental challenges our planet is facing.

2019 IUCN Regional Fora

• South and East Asia, Karachi, Pakistan 6-8 November

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• Consultation on the IUCN Programme - deadline 30 September 2019

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NAPA n°133 is about the role of research for conservation, information on the recent CITES meeting in Geneva, and the new session of our MOOCs that starting 16 September.

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La NAPA n°133 parle du rôle de la recherche pour la conservation en Afrique. Egalement, de la réunion CITES à Genève, et de la nouvelle session de nos MOOC qui commence le 16 septembre.

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Another season of IUCN-PAPACO Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has begun, with a new course now available: New Technologies. 

Registrations are open until 1 December

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Do you work, study, or do research in conservation? The University of Oxford ICCS would like to learn about the challenges and rewards you face through the  #lifeinconservation 8-minute online survey available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese

The only Pacific region focused environment awards event is accepting nominations until 30 November 2019.

The Awards will be presented at the 10th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in Noumea, New Caledonia, 20–24 April 2020.  

Full details on the awards and criteria are outlined in the PIELA information note. Read more

ICCA and National Geographic state "We need journalists, photographers, filmmakers, cartographers, data visualizers, and socially-connected storytellers who can show us what we might lose if these biomes are not protected, and highlight potential solutions that have the power to create real, sustainable improvements."

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This award recognises and promotes innovative approaches to conservation and ecosystem protection. Named for the late Dr.Kenton R. Miller, an outstanding global leader in protected area conservation and management, theaward honours innovation in communications, planning and management, finance and economics, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation, learning, capacity development and governance.

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Since its establishment in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. IUCN’s new legacy gift options will help ensure IUCN keeps playing this essential role for years to come.

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