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Julia Marton-Lefèvre

Strengthening IUCN in Europe: Message by IUCN Director General

Dear Members, partners and friends, …  

11 Dec 2012 | News story
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Propuesta de una red representativa de áreas marinas protegidas en el mar de Alborán

Un trabajo coordinado por el Centro de Cooperación del Mediterráneo de la UICN (UICN-Med) ha permitido identificar una red de 30 áreas prioritarias para preservar la riqueza de la región del mar de Alborán, caracterizada por una alta biodiversidad, con especies de origen Atlántico, Mediterráneo y Noroeste africano, así como por la presencia de grandes especies migratorias y comunidades únicas asociadas a los ecosistemas particulares de la región. La superficie total que esta red cubriría sería entorno a un 8%. Algunos ecosistemas y comunidades menos conocidos podrían en el futuro también formar parte de esta Red. …  

30 Nov 2012 | Downloads - publication

Women in developing countries play a key role in helping communities adapt to the impacts of climate change, yet their voice is hardly heard in discussions on climate change.

Women take action in the face of climate change

A new IUCN publication outlining action plans for women to help them adapt to climate change and minimize its impact has been launched today at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha, Qatar. …  

26 Nov 2012 | News story

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IUCN is looking for a Director for its Brussels office

The Director of the IUCN Brussels Office represents the IUCN Secretariat and provides leadership and guidance for all activities undertaken by the Secretariat within the EU context in Brussels.    …  

23 Nov 2012 | News story
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Answering the SOS call from the wild: dolphins, rhinos, tigers and others to benefit from more funding

Gland, Switzerland, 22 November 2012 (IUCN) Flagship species conservation initiative Save Our Species (SOS) is expanding its work with US$ 2.5 million funding for 25 new projects. …  

22 Nov 2012 | News story

La Méditerranée : un environnement marin côtier en mutation selon les scénarios sur l’évolution du climat

A changing Mediterranean coastal marine environment under predicted climate-change scenarios

A manager’s guide to understanding and addressing climate change impacts in marine protected areas …   | French | Arabic

19 Nov 2012 | Downloads - publication

WILD 10

A Wilder World , A Wilder Europe….

…is as possible as it is necessary. This is the message of WILD10, a collaborative conservation process occurring right now that will culminate in the 10th World Wilderness Congress in beautiful Salamanca, Spain, 4-10 October 2013.   …  

19 Nov 2012 | News story
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Discovering biodiversity: 300 meters deep in the Italian sea

MoBioMarCal (Monitoring of Marine Biodiversity in Calabria), a scientific marine exploration project, has revealed a wealth of underwater species and diversity in Italy by using innovative technology which allows to film nature very deep in the sea. …  

05 Nov 2012 | News story
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Poster EU Pegaso project

A new highway connecting the Mediterranean

The principles of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) are being translated into concrete actions in ten different locations supported by a new Mediterranean information highway portal. …   | Spanish

31 Oct 2012 | News story

Mediterranean coast of Morocco

Morocco Ratifies the ICZM Protocol

The recent ratification of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Protocol by Morocco is a step forward towards a more sustainable use of the Mediterranean coast. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation of Spain, in its capacity of Depositary of the Treaty for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Mediterranean Seaside Region (Barcelona Convention), informs that on 21 September 2012, the Kingdom of Morocco deposited the Ratification Instrument of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (ICZM). …  

29 Oct 2012 | News story


Mediterranean landscape
  • Malaga, 22 - 25 November 2010

    Malaga, 22 - 25 November 2010

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