News & Events
IUCN statement on Australian fires
IUCN extends its sympathies to those who have suffered from the extreme fires in south-eastern Australia, especially to those who have lost family, friends and their homes. …
13 Feb 2009 | News story
"Voting on REDD": The essential ingredients needed for a successful REDD recipe?
IUCN has just published the results from a "Cast your Vote Live" workshop held at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008, in which participants were asked several questions relating to REDD. …
30 Jan 2009 | News story
5 new publications from the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices project
SVBC has issued five new publications on its work in Asia, Africa and Latin America …
14 Jan 2009 | News story
Research to Inform Projects Tying Forest Use to Poverty Reduction
IUCN-supported researchers at a Nov. 28-30 workshop in
05 Dec 2008 | News story
IUCN-China Co-sponsors "International Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Linkage to Climate Change”
Going beyond just planting trees, the benefits of forest restoration include addressing climate change, conserving biodiversity, and protecting the world's water supplies. Discussed in the international workshop, “International Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Linkage to Climate Change,” is how Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) can tackle environmental issues facing China. …
04 Dec 2008 | News story
IUCN's New Environment and Development Group
The new IUCN Environment and Development group held its first meeting 13-14 November to discuss efficient integration of the group’s common goals. This newly created cluster comprises the Forest and Water Programme, Ecosystem Management Programme, and Senior Advisor Social Policy and Gender together to allign their work and deliver the IUCN key result areas. …
25 Nov 2008 | News story
What does forest law enforcement & governance (FLEG) mean for civil society in Southeast Asia & the Pacific?
Representatives from 25 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions, working in 11 countries in Southeast Asia & the Pacific met in Khao Yai, Thailand from November 11-14, 2008, to participate in the IUCN Asia Regional Office Regional Forest Programme (RFP) initiative, “Enhancing FLEG in Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Capacity Building Workshop for NGOs.” Participants also included a small number of government officials from selected countries.
20 Nov 2008 | Project description
What does forest law enforcement & governance (FLEG) mean for civil society in Southeast Asia & the Pacific?
Representatives from 25 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions, working in 11 countries in Southeast Asia & the Pacific met in Khao Yai, Thailand from November 11-14, 2008, to participate in the IUCN Asia Regional Office Regional Forest Programme (RFP) initiative, “Enhancing FLEG in Southeast Asia & the Pacific: Capacity Building Workshop for NGOs.” Participants also included a small number of government officials from selected countries.
20 Nov 2008 | Project description
