The Conservation Centre will serve not only as a place of work for the Union’s global Secretariat team, but will also serve as a hub for global collaboration with the aim of conserving nature. The new Conservation Centre will enhance the Union’s leadership role as an international forum to cultivate alliances and partnerships for stronger collective action among the conservation community, government and society. Read more
A building, designed to show that a sustainable work environment is viable, comfortable and affordable, is almost finished. In just a couple of months, staff will start moving into IUCN's Global Conservation Centre in Gland, Switzerland, which houses the latest technologies in green building design. …
04 Jan 2010 | News - Audio
An update on IUCN’s Global Conservation Centre
According to a United Nations Environment Programme report, 30-40% of all primary energy is used in buildings. Buildings account for a significant amount of gas emissions: up to 40% of global emissions according to a recent study. Over the next 25 years, emissions from buildings are expected to increase faster than in any other sector. …
25 Mar 2009 | News - News story
