Tag: IUCN
How Emirates is supporting and preserving biodiversity
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 22, 2019 07:51Taking its environmental responsibilities seriously and championing wildlife conservation across different corners of the planet, the Emirates Group is playing its part to support and preserve biodiversity. The Dubai Desert ... Read More
D.R. Congo: African Tourism Board is a place to be according World Heritage Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 3, 2019 04:06The African Tourism Board welcomes Kahuzi Biega National Park as a new member. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a protected area near Bukavu town in the eastern Democratic Republic of ... Read More
Six Tenerife-born parrots in danger of extinction reintroduced to Brazil
Chief Assignment Editor- February 26, 2019 16:08The six specimens of Lear's Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) born in the Loro Parque Foundation's facilities and moved last August to Brazil for their reinsertion in nature have already managed to ... Read More
First-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress launched
Chief Assignment Editor- February 14, 2019 19:30This year’s Valentine day was marked on Thursday with special African flavor that saw the launch of the first-ever Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC) at Nairobi National Park’s historic Ivory ... Read More
Uganda officials bust major ivory and pangolin scales smuggling racket
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 20:20Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has started reaping the results from the introduction of Non-intrusive Cargo Inspection (NII) scanning technology that this week, uncovered a major regional poaching racket. Officers at ... Read More
Loro Parque Fundación contributes to successful recovery of Yellow-eared Parrot in Colombia
Chief Assignment Editor- January 18, 2019 17:25Although more than 8,000 kilometers separate the Canary Islands from Colombia, the Yellow-eared Parrot has a vital link with the Archipelago: the conservation work carried out by Loro Parque Foundation ... Read More
ICTP President to speak at World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea
editor- September 4, 2012 04:41HALEIWA, Hawaii, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles – As part of this year's World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea, the World Local Governments Summit Forum is a special event that ... Read More