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IUCN PRESS RELEASES IN 2004
December
28/12/2004 IUCN MOURNS THE LOSS OF LIFE CAUSED BY THE ASIA QUAKE
10/12/2004 THE WORLD'S MOUNTAINS: FROM CONFLICT TO COLLABORATION
November
For more information please visit the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress Media Info section
(17-25/11/2004)
25/11/2004 CONGRESS CLOSES WITH ENERGY AND COMMITMENT - ESPAÑOL - FRANçAIS
24/11/2004 VALLI MOOSA OF SOUTH AFRICA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF IUCN – THE WORLD CONSERVATION UNION 
19/11/2004 ANNOUNCING THE GLOBAL WINNER OF THE 2004 REUTERS-IUCN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AWARDS - FRANçAIS
17/11/2004 WORLD’S LARGEST CONSERVATION GATHERING OPENS TO ESCALATING GLOBAL SPECIES EXTINCTION CRISIS - ESPAÑOL - FRANçAIS
9/11/2004 PROVINCE OF NOORD-BRABANT IN THE NETHERLANDS – FIRST COUNTDOWN 2010 REGION
8/11/2004 81 STATE MEMBERS AND COUNTING!
4/11/2004 LITTORAL MAURITANIEN : LA MEILLEURE ATTAQUE C’EST LA PREVENTION
October
27/10/2004 JOINT INITIATIVE OF ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION AND COM+ ALLIANCE BRINGS ‘CONSERVATION REPORTS’ TO MILLIONS OF HOMES IN ASIA 
26/10/2004 STEERING TOWARDS 2010: RED LIST INDEX PROVIDES A SENSITIVE NEW TOOL FOR TRACKING BIODIVERSITY LOSS
25/10/2004 REGIONAL WINNERS OF 2004 REUTERS-IUCN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA AWARDS ANNOUNCED
22/10/2004 IUCN WELCOMES RUSSIA’S RATIFICATION OF THE KYOTO PROTOCOL 
8/10/2004 SURVEY SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS AMONG WATER MANAGEMENT EXPERTS 
6/10/2004 SWEDISH FINANCING FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE VOLTA BASIN 
2/10/2004 ECONOMIC ‘CARROTS’ PROMOTED TO CURB UNSUSTAINABLE TRADE IN WILDLIFE SPECIES – IUCN 
September
22/09/2004 INAUGURAL SEED AWARDS TRIGGER GROUNDSWELL OF GLOBAL RESPONSE
21/09/2004 NEW ALLIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY OF FRESHWATER FISH STOCKS IN EUROPE  
10/09/2004 FROM DEATH ZONE TO LIFELINE: IRON CURTAIN BECOMES GREEN BELT 
9/09/2004 GOVERNMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AND NORWAY JOIN “THE SEED INITIATIVE” 
August
26/08/2004 IUCN CONVENES AN INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC PANEL TO LOOK INTO SAKHALIN II PROJECT’S IMPACT ON THE WESTERN GRAY WHALE
24/08/2004 ‘LIVING FOSSIL’ FOUND OFF THE COAST OF TANZANIA DELIGHTS CONSERVATIONISTS
19/08/2004 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS ACCEPT ‘ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS’ AS SOLUTION TO SOCIAL CONFLICT OVER WATER 
6/08/2004 AFRICA’S LAST NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS DECIMATED BY POACHING CRISIS IN GARAMBA WORLD HERITAGE SITE: 50% SLAUGHTERED IN LAST 14 MONTHS
July
29/07/2004 THAT LUANG MARSH HELPS KEEP VIENTIANE’S HEAD ABOVE WATER
28/07/2004 CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPOTTED HANDFISH MAY BECOME THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN MARINE FISH TO GO EXTINCT
22/07/2004 EU ENLARGEMENT HIGHLIGHTS URGENT NEED FOR COMMON RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT
6/07/2004 BOLD NEW STATEMENT BY THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO STOP THE LOSS OF NATURE IN EUROPE BY 2010
5/07/2004 A CONSERVATION VICTORY: UGANDA’S RWENZORI MOUNTAINS OFF UNESCO’S DANGER LIST
1/07/2004 FIVE NEW NATURAL WORLD HERITAGE SITES DESIGNATED
June
15/06/2004 SHARKS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: EXPERTS GATHER TO ASSESS STATUS OF NORTH & CENTRAL AMERICAN SHARKS AND RAYS
10/06/2004 WATER AND NATURE INITIATIVE GOES CARBON-NEUTRAL
7/06/2004 UNIVERSITY LEADERS AGREE TO BOOST DECISION MAKING CAPACITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
4/06/2004 WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2004: CONSERVATION OF SEAS AND OCEANS, AN IMPERATIVE FOR HUMANITY
May
25/05/2004 EUROPEAN LEADERS START COUNTDOWN TO HALT LOSS OF BIOLOGICAL WEALTH IN EUROPE BY 2010
14/05/2004 LE FORUM REGIONAL DE CONAKRY A LA RESCOUSSE DE LA ZONE COTIERE OUEST AFRICAINE MALADE
13/05/2004 ALLANBLACKIA SEEDS HELP GHANAIAN COMMUNITIES IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS
12/05/2004 THE WORLD’S LARGEST DEMOCRATIC ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM TO ASSEMBLE IN THAILAND IN NOVEMBER 2004
April
28/04/2004 SAUVER LE NIGER, LE FLEUVE DES FLEUVES
INVEST NOW, SAVE LATER
27/04/2004 SEED INITIATIVE LAUNCHES FIRST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARDS SCHEME, TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP
16/04/2004 ANNOUNGING THE LAUNCH OF “FROM THE SHADE INTO THE SUN”
13/04/2004 KIBAAR EXPLORE LA ZONE MARINE ET COTIERE OUEST AFRICAINE
08/04/2004 NEW EU FRONTIER AND LAST FOREST WILDERNESS IN EUROPE, THE BIALOWIEZA, GETS TRANSBOUNDARY BOOST
06/04/2004 IUCN REGIONAL CONSERVATION FORUM OPENS IN AMMAN – DIVERSE GOVERNMENTS AND NGOS UNITE OVER WATER ISSUES
03/04/2004 IUCN REGIONAL CONSERVATION FORUM IN AMMAN HERALDS NEW COOPERATION, TACKLES WATER SCARCITY
March
30/03/2004 INVESTMENTS TO RESTORE NATURE PAY OFF
23/03/2004 EXPERTOS EN ESPECIES INVASORAS REALIZARON EVALUACIÓN EN ISLA DEL COCO
22/03/2004 CALL FOR ENTRIES TO EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM AWARDS
A LAUNCH PAD FOR PROTECTED AREAS AS A BASIS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN VIETNAM
03/03/2004 LE SCINQUE TERRIFIANT DE BOCOURT RETROUVE EN NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE
February
23/02/2004 PROMOUVOIR LA GESTION COLLABORATIVE ET L’UTILISATION DURABLE DE LA DIVERSITE BIOLOGIQUE AU BURKINA FASO
18/02/2004 ARTIFICIAL FLOODING BRINGS BACK LIFE AND LIVELIHOODS TO THE DIAWLING DELTA, MAURITANIA Fish catches increase from 1,000 to 113,000 kg of fish in six years
16/02/2004 DR JANE GOODALL WARNS AGAINST “TRAGEDY” OF LOSING MAN’S CLOSEST RELATIVE AS WORLD CHIMPANZEE POPULATION PLUMMETS
10/02/2004 SEA BED TRAWLING, THE GREATEST THREAT TO DEEP SEAS HABITATS
05/02/2004 IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH AGRICULTURE
January
26/01/2004 MAITRISER L’EAU POUR COMBATTRE LA FAMINE AU SAHEL
21/01/2004 NEW GLOBAL AWARD INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN MUMBAI AND DAVOS
08/01/2004 CLIMATE CHANGE SET TO BECOME THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT TO SPECIES