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Bee Engaged – Build Back Better for Bees
By Davidson Sargunam, on 20 May 2021. World Bee Day is observed on May 20 every year, highlighting the vital importance of honey bees and other useful bees to humans. The day is celebrated with the theme for this year, Bee Engaged: Build Back better for Bees. The UN also has urged to sensitize the… Read more
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A Voice of Change: Building Resilience and Securing livelihoods in the Sundarbans
By Debopriya Mondal, Soma Saha and Ratul Saha, on 10 June 2020. It is 11.30 am and Smt. Laxmirani Sardar and her husband are seen carrying a basketful of vegetables from the nutrition garden in their backyard to the porch. The porch is coated with mud and cow-dung from the couple’s livestock; a traditional practice.… Read more
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Harnessing Nature Magazine World Environment Day 2020 special issue published
By IUCN CEM SA, on 05 June 2020. With all the superb support from our in-house editorial, review support from members, we have been able to nicely compile the next special issue of our Harnessing Nature magazine cum Newsletter of S. Asia Regional CEM network. A lot of members have come forward to support and… Read more
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Himalayan Biodiversity and Post COVID Solutions
By Ranbeer S. Rawal and Indira D. Bhatt, on 23 May 2020. Under the grips of COVID 19 outbreak situation, the world Celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 mainly using the virtual platforms. At diverse levels and forums, deliberations and discourses focused on the theme of the year ‘Our Solutions are in Nature’. … Read more
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Moving into the new normal world: our options for Nature-based Solutions
By Shalini Dhyani and Madhav Karki, on 22 May 2020. As we encroach on nature and deplete vital habitats, increasing numbers of species are at risk. That includes humanity and the future we want UN Secretary General – António Guterres As we commemorate the 27th International Day for Biodiversity, we are reminded of the fact… Read more