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Going for gold: winners of 2009 SEED Award announced
Outstanding social and environmental projects from Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Colombia, Southern Africa, India and Niger are the winners of the 2009 SEED Gold Awards for entrepreneurship in sustainable development. …
18 Nov 2009 | News story
Policy makers urged to look at role environment plays in supporting communities
The importance of biodiversity and ecosystems to economies around the world is the focus of a series of five reports from the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study. The latest TEEB report, tailored for policy makers, is released today. …
13 Nov 2009 | News story
Putting a price tag on nature’s services – new book
Cutting-edge science and striking photography are combined in a new book about ecosystem services, biodiversity and human well-being. …
09 Nov 2009 | News story
Workshop in Kien Giang calls for more active participation in environmental management
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05 Nov 2009 | News story
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Bringing business and nature closer together
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the WBCSD, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, have signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding for the second time. …
22 Oct 2009 | News story
IUCN Pakistan and FPCCI sign an MoU
Unique partnership between representative bodies of the Industrial and environmental sector
KARACHI. October 21: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, (IUCN) Pakistan, and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FPCCI) signed Memorandum of Understanding today at the Federation House. …
21 Oct 2009 | International news release
REDD-plus: will the ‘broad bridge’ hold up under the strain?
Consuelo Espinosa Proaño of IUCN calls for a broadbased approach to forestbased mitigation as a bridging mechanism towards a lowcarbon economy. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
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Forests, people and climate change: the REDD solution
Major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. Given that deforestation and forest degradation account for up to 17% of man-made global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and sustainable management of forests is a good place to start. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
The Time for Biodiversity Business
Biodiversity can make a good business. Business can also be very good for conservation. These are the findings of a recent survey of 80 IUCN Members. …
29 Sep 2009 | News story
TEEB: The economic case for investing in ecosystems
Investing in the Earth’s ecosystems can counter climate change and help climate-proof vulnerable economies, saving trillions of dollars, says the latest update from TEEB. …
29 Sep 2009 | News story
