News from the IUCN Council meeting

 
IUCN extends a very warm welcome to our 8 new Members, admitted during the 81st meeting of the IUCN Council, held from 29-30 January 2013 in Gland, Switzerland. Click on the websites below to find out about their activities and projects:
 
- Društvo za zaštitu prirodnog naslijeđa [Natural Heritage Protection Society]- ARBOR MAGNA, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fonds de Dotation pour la Biodiversité (FDB) [The Endowment Fund for Biodiversity], France
- Forum Congolais de la société civile du bassin du Nil (DRCNDF/FCBN) [Democratic Republic of Congo National Discourse Forum], Congo (DRO
- International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), Thailand
- Lao Biodiversity Association (LBA), Lao (No website) 
- Regional Centre for Development Cooperation (RCDC), India
- SOVON Vogelonderzoek Nederland (SOVON) [Sovon Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology], The Netherlands
- Synergies & Développement (SYDEV) [Synergy & Development], Guinea (No website)

We are pleased to inform you that the IUCN Council also appointed four Vice-Presidents for the period 2013-16: Mr. Malik Amin Aslam Khan (Pakistan), Mr. Miguel Pellerano (Argentina), Dr John Robinson (USA) and Ms Marina von Weissenberg (Finland). IUCN's President, Zhang Xinsheng of China, was elected during the recent IUCN Congress, held in September 2012 in the Republic of Korea. Click here to view the profiles of all of the IUCN Councillors for the current term, including those of the newly appointed Vice-Presidents.
 
The full list of Council decisions will shortly be circulated when available in English, French and Spanish. This information, along with a wealth of news from and for Members is all available on the IUCN Members' portal. Kindly note that the Members' portal will soon become the preferred means of communications and Union Pulse will only be produced as and when necessary. An update on developments on the Members' portal will be communicated via email in the coming weeks.

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Leaders wanted for sixth IUCN World Parks Congress

The sixth IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC), due to be held in Sydney, Australia from 12-19 November 2014, is themed Parks, People, Planet : Inspiring Solutions and will be designed to position protected areas firmly within the broader global goals of economic and community well-being.
 
Guided by the IUCN Council, the International Steering Committee for the WPC has initiated the process of identifying the major "work streams" for the WPC. Leaders of these "streams" will be instrumental in organizing a successful Congress and setting the agenda for future conservation priorities and action. Click here for more information on WPC Stream Leads and how to make proposals for the leadership of streams.
 

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