IUCN’s new President elected

Mr Zhang Xinsheng of China is the new President of IUCN and will lead the Union for the next four years. He was elected on 12 September at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. He succeeds Ashok Khosla, who successfully represented IUCN since the last Congress held in Barcelona.

New Oceania Regional Councillors

We congratulate our newly elected Regional Councillors on their new appointments: Andrew Bignell (New Zealand), Brendan Mackey (Australia) and
Anna Elizabeth Tiraa (Cook Islands).

Fijian chief shares his vision

Chief of Macuata Province in Fiji, Ratu Aisea Katonivere, was part of the high profile delegates from Oceania at Congress. He featured at a number of events and shared on the successful community conservation efforts he is leading on in Macuata.

The future of World Heritage a major issue at Congress

Discussions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Korea included an extremely vibrant debate on World Heritage, with no less than eighteen different events. The IUCN Congress also adopted two motions on World Heritage.

Best knowledge on mining impacts needed

Two motions related to mining, proposed by Oceania Members of IUCN, were approved by the Members' Assembly in Jeju. Te Ipukarea Society of the Cook Islands was one of the key sponsors for the motions.

> Climate change is the gun to green growth

> Mining in the Pacific - an industry perspective

> Kayaks to Korea - community leaders share local marine management expertise on a global stage

> Australia’s giant leap forward in ocean protection

The Pacific Regional Briefing on Building Resilience to Climate Change in the Pacific Islands - 30 October - 2 November. For more information contact feiloakitau.tevi@iucn.org

MESCAL Legal & Policy Review Groundtruthing Meetings - 7-9 November,Solomon Islands. 12-14 November, Vanuatu. 20-22 November, Tonga and 26-29 November, Samoa. For more information contact ruci.lumelume@iucn.org

 Australian Committee for IUCN Meeting - 14-15 November. 

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Professor Randolph Robert Thaman, Fiji

Professor Randolph Robert Thaman of the University of the South Pacific was awarded an Honorary Membership of IUCN Award by IUCN at the 2012 Congress in Jeju, Korea.

 
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Dr Aila Keto, Australia

Australian born Aila Keto was the second Honorary Membership of IUCN Award recipient from Oceania awarded  in Jeju. We congratulate Dr Keto on this excellent achievement.

 
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Wendy Goldstein, Australia

Wendy Goldstein from Macquarie University’s Graduate School of the Environment was presented with the 2012 Paul F-Brandwein Medal for a lifetime commitment to conservation education. The medal was awarded in partnership between the Brandwein Institute and IUCN CEC and presented at the Congress in Jeju.

 
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> Download the IUCN Programme 2013-16
> Download IUCN Oceania's Strategic Document 2013-16

 
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