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IUCN Congress Programme now live
As the World Conservation Congress draws closer, you can now view what’s on and when. Regularly updated, the Online Programme is a handy companion to organize your schedule in Jeju and make the most out of your experience. …
03 May 2012 | News story
IUCN Director General Calls for Women’s Access to Energy at the EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit
IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre called for education and career opportunities for women in the energy sector during the “EU Sustainable Energy for All Summit”, which brought together high-profile speakers including European Commission’s President José Manuel Barroso and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. …
23 Apr 2012 | News story
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Congress Forum just a few clicks away
Enhance your experience of the Forum and visit the dedicated web-spaces, which have been specifically designed to give easy access to important information surrounding the event. … | French | Spanish
01 Apr 2012 | News story
New York Third Intersessional Meeting : Day Two
The day started with a meeting for civil society to express their concerns to the Bureau of the Rio+20 conference. Civil society groups expressed concerns about governments bracketing issues related to human rights and equity principles. There is an open letter for signature entitled Rights at Risk at the United Nations which can be accessed at http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/rightsatrisk/ and if you want to hear and see how angry civil society is, .... …
29 Mar 2012 | News story
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New York Third Intersessional Meeting : Day One
Yesterday was the first day of the 3rd Intersessional meeting on Rio+20. Delegates were meeting last week in the same place but under a different meeting title: “First round of informal-informal negotiations on the zero draft of outcome document”. …
27 Mar 2012 | News story
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