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IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021

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Photo: Viet Nam Farmers' Union

How cooperatives can help forest and farm communities in rural Viet Nam
07.02.2022
Binh Minh Agroforestry Cooperative in Yen Bai Province in northern Viet Nam exemplifies how a cooperative can improve the lives of communities. A group of 18 farmers transformed itself from an informal group into the registered cooperative, with 60 hectares...
World Wetlands Day Celebration at Balochistan Photo: IUCN Pakistan

World Wetlands Day 2022 celebrated in Pakistan
07.02.2022
IUCN Pakistan celebrated the World Wetlands Day 2022 at Sindh and Punjab provinces. The day was also observed by the Karot Biodiversity project at AJ&K.
Photo: IUCN/Quantis EA

The Plastic Leak Project interview - businesses now have a tool to reduce plastic leakage across entire value chains
31.01.2022
An interview with Quantis, EA, and IUCN, some of the people behind the the Plastic Leak Project (PLP). They discuss how growing urgency and awareness around the issue of plastic leakage into the environment is driving companies and public authorities to...