Barcelona en directo
Membersʼ Assembly gears up IUCN's direction for the future
IUCNʼs members met to decide IUCNʼs policies, programme and management team for the next 4 years. At the same occasion, IUCNʼs out-going President and the incumbent Director General each reported on their activities since 2004. …
13 Oct 2008 | Video
Learning opportunities at hand
More than 40 learning opportunities took place at the World Conservation Congress in order to build skills for conservation action through practical and experiential workshops. In this report, you will discover participant’s point of view about this initiative and good news on what will be coming. …
13 Oct 2008 | Video
Rumbo a Barcelona, una oportunidad para conocer el trabajo de nuestros miembros
La embarcación Marvivamed navegó durante cinco meses por el Mar Mediterráneo, realizando investigación científica, documentando pesca ilegal y concientizando a la gente sobre la importancia de proteger los océanos y las especies que habitan en éste. Hoy, es parte de Rumbo a Barcelona, una iniciativa original que dio voz a proyectos de protección marina de todo el mundo. …
13 Oct 2008 | Video
Taking care of lives of park rangers in protected areas
Sean Willmore, founder of The Thin Green Line tells us about his work in this small NGO which looks after families of park rangers that have been killed. He also announces an agreement with IUCN for joint work. …
13 Oct 2008 | Video
Sitios de Patrimonio Mundial: para valorarlos, primero debemos conocerlos
Isabel Novo, Directora de Educación y Ciudadanía de la organización VITALIS, aportó en las discusiones relacionadas con los temas de Patrimonio Mundial. Su organización -miembro de UICN- lleva a cabo proyectos en el Parque Nacional Canaima, en Venezuela. …
13 Oct 2008 | Video
New Commissions Chairs – take your seats
The IUCN election results were announced today, with a new President, Treasurer, Commission Chairs and Regional Councillors all appointed. …
13 Oct 2008 | News story
Anuncio del Nuevo presidente de la UICN
Los Miembros de la UICN celebran el nombramiento del nuevo presidente, el Sr. Ashok Khosla, de India. Khosla ha competido en las elecciones presidenciales contra Purificació Canals (España) y Carlos Manuel Rodríguez (Costa Rica) en la carrera presidencial de la red ambiental más grande y antigua del mundo, celebrada durante el Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de Barcelona. … | English | French
13 Oct 2008 | International news release
Winners at World Conservation Congress
Two medals and one honorary membership were awarded at the IUCN World Conservation Congress today. …
11 Oct 2008 | News story
Reef resilience key to fight climate change
What is the best way to make coral reefs more resilient against climate change? That was the burning issue of the IUCN World Conservation Congress for Dr. David Obura, Director of CORDIO (Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean) East Africa. …
11 Oct 2008 | News story
Capturing the economic value of nature
Nature has an economic value. But what are the main findings of the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity report, launched by the European Commission during IUCN's World Conservation Congress? How can we capture the moral need to protect nature? Ladislav Miko, Director responsible for the Natural Environment from the European Commission talks to IUCN web TV. …
11 Oct 2008 | Video
