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Conserving Mangroves: From Species-Centric to Ecosystem-Based Approach
By Oindrila Basu on 2 September 2018. “The waves woke me up. All I could see was water, muddy water at the horizon. There were others, floating along with me, but no sign of land. Where am I? Six hours passed, it was dark, when finally I got stuck somewhere amidst the mud with the… Read more
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Meeting of Members, Bengaluru: CEM-SA poised to deepen engagements with Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives
By IUCN CEM member on 17 August 2018. The IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, South Asia (IUCN CEM-SA) on 14 August 2018, conducted a meeting of members in Divecha Centre for Climate Change at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. The venue of the meeting was particularly chosen to encourage exchange of views from CEM… Read more
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Include Indigenous Communities for Better Governance of NbS
By Amartya Deb, 17 July 2018. Recently, I happened to attend the screening of a very inspiring, artistically stimulating film on the effects of deforestation at Alliance Française du Bengale. Originally released in September 2008, Mia et le Migou is a French animated film that showcases ‘irresponsible’ mining as one of the human activities, that is… Read more
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Water Management and Alternative Energy Promotion through Appropriate Technologies in Hinterlands of Uttarakhand
By Pankaj Tewari on 2 July 2018. Water and energy are two key concerns of communities in mountain regions – and in case of Uttarakhand, they are also interlinked. Although the Himalayas are the source of countless perennial rivers, a substantial share of the population has to face the challenge of water and fuel scarcity.… Read more
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Two Sessions of IUCN CEM in ESP Regional Conference Asia 2018
This year for the ESP regional conference Asia 2018, IUCN CEM is organising two sessions. Please add the event to your calendar using the button below, and hope to have as many of you with us! Read more
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Official Launch of Harnessing Nature on The World Environment Day 2018
By IUCN CEM Member on 7 June 2018. On June 5, 2018 the IUCN CEM South Asia launched its official blog – Harnessing Nature. Dr Shalini Dhyani’s article ‘Why Environment Days Have Started to Matter More to the Entire Humanity?’ opened the key issue of plastics for this years world environment day. Also featured was the article… Read more
