Noticias
Últimas noticias de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
Getting seabirds off the hook
The Hawaiian longline tuna fishery has managed to reduce seabird bycatch by 67% since 2001 by making alterations to their fishing gear and methods, a new scientific study shows. A combination of new bait technologies and fishing techniques have dramatically reduced seabird bycatch. More birdlife could be saved, however, if the rules were applied in a larger area and fishing effort reduced in certain seasons. …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
América Latina analiza las oportunidades y los desafíos para la aplicación de mecanismos REDD
Luego de que la Convención Marco de Naciones Unidas sobre Cambio Climático (UNFCCC), durante su última reunión realizada en Bali, a finales de 2007, reconociera a la reducción de emisiones por deforestación y degradación de bosques (REDD) como un mecanismo de mitigación del cambio climático, América Latina analiza los retos y oportunidades de REDD. …
30 Oct 2008 | News story
Pidieron aumentar las áreas protegidas en los pastizales del Río de la Plata
La moción aprobada por la UICN instará a los gobiernos de Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay a ampliar las zonas a preservar. Afirman que en el mundo se deberían duplicar las áreas protegidas para garantizar la sustentabilidad del bioma de los pastizales. …
30 Oct 2008 | News story
Saving wetlands to fight climate change
IUCN, the Ramsar Convention and the Danone Group have teamed up to fight climate change by protecting and restoring wetlands. …
30 Oct 2008 | News story
Green belt replaces Iron curtain in the Balkans
Was the Iron curtain a good thing? Certainly not in economic, political, social and cultural terms. But for the environment it meant a 40 year break from the destruction of nature along its borders. Launched by IUCN five years ago, the Green Belt Initiative aims at transboundary cooperation in nature conservation and regional development along the former Iron Curtain. …
29 Oct 2008 | News story
Over 5 billion of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas by 2030
By the end of this year a first-time record of 3.3 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, are expected to live in urban areas according to the UN. …
27 Oct 2008 | News story
New Impetus for the High Seas following IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress have called for strong action to protect high seas biodiversity and to regulate the human activities impacting it. This signals a growing awareness of the vital role oceans play in sustaining life on our planet and alarm at the multiplying threats to marine biodiversity from human activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the high seas). …
24 Oct 2008 | News story
Women still absent in climate change debate
Lack of women’s participation in efforts to solve climate crisis was the main focus of the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance held from 19 to 22 October in
24 Oct 2008 | News story
IUCN makes new commitment to the Caribbean
The World Conservation Congress held from 5 to 14 October in Barcelona, marked an important landmark for the Caribbean, with the launch by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) of a new Initiative for the region. …
16 Oct 2008 | News story
Barcelona establece la agenda de la conservación para los próximos años
Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza, Barcelona, España. 5 al 14 de octubre de 2008. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
