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Press releases 2003

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?