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IUCN welcomes Dr. Dindo Campilan as Regional Director for Asia, succeeds Ms. Aban Marker-Kabraji

IUCN is delighted to announce that the Asia Regional Office in Bangkok is welcoming a new leader at its helm. Dr. Dindo Campilan was named Regional Director for Asia starting 22 February 2021. In coordination with Mr. Mason Flynn Smith, the Regional Director for Oceania, Dr. Campilan will also lead the Asia-Oceania hub and provide strategic support functions to the Oceania Regional Office based in Fiji. Continue reading “IUCN welcomes Dr. Dindo Campilan as Regional Director for Asia, succeeds Ms. Aban Marker-Kabraji”

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Sindh Forest Department dedicates part of Island to Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves as Tahir Qureshi Garden

The Sindh Forest Department, Government of Sindh, organized an event at Shah Bander to dedicate an island to Legendary Forester Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves (Father of Mangroves) in recognition of his services rendered towards conservation of mangroves along the Pakistan coast.  The event was attended by a large number of Forest Department officials, IUCN staff members, admirers and family members of Tahir Qureshi. Continue reading “Sindh Forest Department dedicates part of Island to Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves as Tahir Qureshi Garden”

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IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. The event, originally scheduled for June 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading “IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille”

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Position Paper – The Future of Bundal Island

Mangroves at the Bundal Island

Introduction and Context

The current Government of Pakistan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has addressed on both the national and global stage, the two challenges of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss through the Green Stimulus programme, the Restoration Fund, the Billion Tree Tsunami programme and the Recharge Pakistan programme. They have initiated the notification of National Parks and Protected Areas and wildlife conservation. All these varied initiatives have been done within a human development and livelihoods context. Continue reading “Position Paper – The Future of Bundal Island”