Forests are under the spotlight as never before. They are globally important in regulating climate and locally important in sustaining communities and supporting biodiversity. But with unsustainable logging, and agriculture and biofuel producers competing for land, forests, and the people who depend on them, are under increasing pressure.
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The effectiveness of integrated conservation and development interventions in a Central African forest landscape
A recent study in Cameroon has found that participatory modeling is a valuable means of capturing the complexities of achieving conservation at landscape scales and of stimulating innovative solutions to entrenched problems. …
14 May 2010 | Downloads - document
Bioma Amazónico en la vitrina del CDB
RedParques, UICN, la SCDB y WWF presentaron la iniciativa de conservación del Bioma Amazónico, en Nairobi. …
11 May 2010 | News story
Fifth Forum on Trade of Legal and Sustainable Wood in China
China and Southeast Asian nations renewed their efforts for regional cooperation in the timber trade this spring, as environmental activists, government officials, and businesspeople gathered in Beijing for the Fifth Forum on Trade of Legal and Sustainable Wood in China from March 30-31. …
11 May 2010 | News story
Monitoring and evaluating the Mali Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS): meeting of partners
The semi-annual participatory monitoring and evaluation meeting of the Landscape and Livelihoods Strategy (LLS) was held in Boré in Mali from 24th to 27th March, 2010. Its objective was to validate the monitoring and evaluation plan, encourage discussions and sharing of outputs of the programme in 2009, and prepare 2010 plan. … | French
06 May 2010 | News story
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U.S. Embassy Provides Assistance to Help Conserve Gibbons in Lao PDR
On May 5, U.S. Ambassador to Lao PDR, Ravic R. Huso, and Mme Latsamay Sylavong, Country Director of IUCN, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Lao PDR, participated in a grant signing ceremony. …
06 May 2010 | Event
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Tiger Conservation Communication: CEPA Workshop in Sundarbans
CEC members Frits Hesselink and Malcolm Whitehead facilitated a five-day CEPA workshop on board a boat cruising the Sundarbans. It was strategic communication planning meeting of the Tiger Action Plan, launched by the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh, and inspired by the CEPA Toolkit. …
06 May 2010 | News story
Assessment and perspectives for forest management in Cameroon
Deliberations of the 3rd national forum on Cameroon forests took place from 29th to 31st March, 2010 in Yaounde under the theme “15 years of forestry reforms: assessment, evolution and perspectives”. … | French
05 May 2010 | News story
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Forest resources and poverty alleviation: a new partnership in Mozambique
IUCN’s Mozambique country office has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Institute for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (IPEME) to establish and operate a community-managed sandalwood bank in the district of Matutuine-Djabula for processing and trade of wood that will initially be targeted at Maputo-based artisans.
05 May 2010 | News story
Kazakhstan's largest reserve
The West Altai State Nature Reserve, Kazakhstan …
04 May 2010 | Fact sheet
ENPI FLEG Call - Training Consultant Company in Journalism, Armenia
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is seeking for a Training Consultant Company (NGO, Logistical Company, Firm etc.) to train journalists about the interaction among the political, economic, and social aspects of the forestry industry in the context of illegal logging, in the framework of ENPI FLEG program in Armenia. …
04 May 2010 | Job vacancy
