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IUCN PRESS RELEASES IN 2003
December
12/12/2003 UICN Y SOCIOS INAUGURARON PROYECTO DE MANEJO HÍDRICO
10/12/2003 A CONSERVATION AGENDA FOR ASIA
04/12/2003 IUCN CELEBRATES THE ADMISSION OF ITS 1000TH MEMBER
03/12/2003 LES ZONES HUMIDES FONT LEUR ENTREE A L’UNIVERSITE DE OUAGADOUGOU
November
27/11/2003 IUCN SHARK SPECIALIST GROUP ENDORSES GREATER PROTECTION MEASURES FOR GREY NURSE SHARK OFF AUSTRALIA’S EAST COAST
21/11/2003 FIRST SOUTHEAST ASIA WATER FORUM CALLS FOR PARTICIPATION, ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
18/11/2003

RELEASE OF THE 2003 IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIES - THE WORLD’S MOST AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON EXTINCTION RISK

EDITION 2003 DE LA LISTE ROUGE DE L’UICN DES ESPECES MENACEES - LA MEILLEURE SOURCE D'INFORMATION DANS LE MONDE SUR LES RISQUES D’EXTINCTION

EDICIÓN ACTUALIZADA DE LA LISTA ROJA DE ESPECIES AMENAZADAS DE LA UICN DE 2003 – LA FUENTE DE INFORMACIÓN MUNDIAL MÁS RECONOCIDA SOBRE EL RIESGO DE EXTINCIÓN

18/11/2003 GIANT CATFISH ON BRINK OF EXTINCTION
17/11/2003 ECOSYSTEMS ARE PEOPLE, TOO
4/11/2003 IUCN LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
4/11/2003 SRI LANKA TO HOST ASIA'S LARGEST CONSERVATION FORUM
October
22/10/2003 FAIR TRADE IN TOURISM SOUTH AFRICA ANNOUNCES FIRST TRADEMARK RECIPIENTS
September
17/09/2003 Vth IUCN WORLD PARKS CONGRESS SETS AGENDA FOR NEXT DECADE, SPURS CONSERVATION INITIATIVES FOR AFRICA
Press releases issued during the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress (8-17 September 2003) can be found on the Congress website www.iucn.org/wpc2003/
3/09/2003 EXPERTS DEVELOP “SPRINGBOARD” FOR AFRICAN SHARK AND RAY CONSERVATION
3/09/2003 IUCN LAUNCHES NEW BOOK ON GENDER AND DRY LANDS
August
29/08/2003 IUCN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF PAKISTAN PROPOSES NINE MEASURES TO PREVENT FUTURE OIL SPILLS
27/08/2003 SHELL’S COMMITMENT TO BIODIVERSITY
14/08/2003 TIGHTER CONTROLS NEEDED TO CURB INCREASING THREATS TO SNOW LEOPARDS
13/08/203 A CURE FOR OUR INSATIABLE THIRST
11/08/2003 12% OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE UNDER DEBATE
July
23/7/2003 UICN DICTA PAUTAS DE GÉNERO AL MUNDO
22/7/2003 WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BECOMES A MATTER OF ATTITUDE IN SOUTH KOREA
18/7/2003 AFRICA ADOPTS FIRST COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL TREATY ON NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
9/7/2003 SWISS FOSSIL SITE INSCRIBED ON PRESTIGIOUS WORLD HERITAGE LIST
8/7/2003 ARRANCÓ PROYECTO DE MANEJO HIDROGRÁFICO EN EL SALVADOR
4/7/2003 WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE TAKES YELLOWSTONE OFF DANGER LIST
2/7/2003 MODERN LIFESTYLE THREATENS OLDEST SEED PLANTS ON EARTH
June
26/6/2003 A RAY OF LIGHT FOR SOUTH AMERICA’S SHARKS AND RAYS
26/6/2003 IVORY USE AND TRADE SHIFTS UNDERGROUND IN INDIA
24/6/2003 OUTRE MER : UN CAPITAL NATUREL A PRESERVER POUR LE FUTUR
20/6/2003

MASS DEATHS OF DOLPHINS AND TURTLES ON MAURITANIAN BEACHES HIGHLIGHT ESCALATING BYCATCH PROBLEM

DES ECHOUAGES MASSIFS DE DAUPHINS ET TORTUES SUR LES COTES DE MAURITANIE ILLUSTRENT LE PROBLEME CROISSANT DES PRISES ACCESSOIRES ENGENDRE PAR LES ACTIVITES DE PECHE

20/6/2003 UICN MESOAMÉRICA RECIBIÓ RECONOCIMIENTO ONES MEDITERRÁNEA
18/6/2003 RESTORE FORESTS TO FIGHT MEDITERRANEAN DESERTIFICATION
16/6/2003 COALITION LAUNCHES EUR 30 MILLION STRATEGY TO PROTECT WEST AFRICA’S COASTS AND SEAS
6/6/2003 LAW: A NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY
DAS UMWELTRECHT – EINE NEUE ENERGIEQUELLE
6/6/2003 EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON WILDLIFE TRADE CONTROLS IN THE EU
5/6/2003 UPCOMING REPORTS LINK HUMAN WELL-BEING AND NATURE
5/6/2003 CONGRES FRANÇAIS DE LA CONSERVATION
4/6/2003 BRINGING FISH TO THE BAR
May
27/5/2003 FAST GROWING PLANTATIONS HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY
22/5/2003 CARPATHIANS SHOULD SET AN EXAMPLE OF BENEFITS BEYOND BOUNDARIES IN EUROPE
22/5/2003 LETTING THE GENE OUT OF THE BOTTLE
19/5/2003 ITALY’S FINEST WINES MAY LOSE THEIR CHARM
14/5/2003 SMALL CETACEAN SPECIES MAY NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER DECADE WARNS NEW LANDMARK PUBLICATION
13/5/2003 IUCN COORDINATES GREEN INPUT TO THE EU COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
7/5/2003 NEW TRANSBOUNDARY INITIATIVE LAUNCHED TODAY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
6/5/2003 LA FRANCE ET L’UNION MONDIALE POUR LA NATURE RENFORCENT LEUR COOPERATION DANS LE DOMAINE DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
5/5/2003

YURI VELLA’S WORLD RECEIVES FIRST IUCN AWARD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

L'UNIVERS DE YURI WELLA, PREMIER LAUREAT DU PRIX POUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT DE L’UICN

April
28/4/2003 ÁREAS PROTEGIDAS CON POCA PROTECCIÓN
28/4/2003 MÉXICO Y GUATEMALA UNEN ESFUERZOS EN CONSERVACIÓN AMBIENTAL
28/4/2003 HIGH-LEVEL MEETING IN NEW YORK A ‘WATERSHED FOR THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE UN SYSTEM’ SAYS IUCN
17/04/2003 PROTECTING THE PROTECTORS: ADRESSING THE INCREASING THREATS FACED BY RANGERS
09/04/2003 COUNTESS SETSUKO KLOSSOWSKA DE ROLA PLEDGES SUPPORT TO THE VTH IUCN WORLD PARKS CONGRESS
March
25/03/2003 WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION OUT OF DANGER
23/03/2003 3RD WORLD WATER FORUM WATERED DOWN
21/03/2003 EBOLA IN CENTRAL AFRICA: GREAT CONCERN FOR GREAT APES
20/03/2003 3rd WORLD WATER FORUM: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATER AND WATER RESOURCES
19/03/2003 1.4 BILLION IN WATER-STRESSED BASINS; URGENT NEED TO STRIKE A BALANCE
18/03/2003 STATE-OF-THE-ART INFORMATION ON WORLD’S WATER RESOURCES LAUNCHED AT WORLD WATER FORUM
17/03/2003 CLIMATE CHANGE NO LONGER A MATTER FOR EXPERTS ALONE
14/03/2003 WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IN DANGER
13/03/2003 CHANGING THE COURSE OF WATER MANAGEMENT
12/03/2003 Vth IUCN WORLD PARKS CONGRESS: 2,500 DELEGATES TO CONVENE IN SEPTEMBER IN SOUTH AFRICA
11/03/2003 GOOD NEWS FOR THE WORLD’S FORESTS
06/03/2003 THREATENED SHARK SPECIES RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
04/03/2003 TRANSBOUNDARY PARKS LAUDED FOR PEACE, CONSERVATION BENEFITS
February
17/02/2003 COUNTRIES COOPERATE TO CONSERVE TROPICAL FORESTS THAT CROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS
07/02/2003 CLIMBER WITH NO HANDS OR FEET COLLECTS AWARD FOR MOUNTAIN PEACE PROJECT
05/02/2003 WORLD’S WORST WATER WEED REVEALED
January
27/01/2003 URGENT ACTION NEEDED FOR CONSERVATION OF WILD EQUIDS
24/01/2003 SOUTH AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE GLOBAL CATCH AND TRADE OF PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH
20/01/2003 DEEP THOUGHTS FOR THE HIGH SEAS
17/01/2003 HOMO SAPIENS IN THE FUTURE
16/01/2003 STAKEHOLDERS FORM UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE KOMADUGU YOBE BASIN, NIGERIA
13/01/2003 LARGE SHIPS OR LARGE FISH?