2011
Adoption of the Nagoya Protocol on ABS
Thomas Greiber, ELC Senior Legal Officer and member of the German delegation to the tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan, was recently interviewed by German political magazine JointMag: Perspectives on German-African futures. …
12 Jan 2011 | News story
Appreciating Kenya’s drylands
In Kenya, drylands make up 84 percent of the country’s total land surface and support about 9.9 million Kenyans, or approximately 34 percent of the country’s population. …
12 Jan 2011 | News story
Sharing Power Between Generations: Youth at the CEESP conference
This CEC workshop during the CEESP Sharing Power conference in January in New Zealand focused on 'Sharing Power Between Generations'. …
11 Jan 2011 | News story
CEC at CEESP Sharing Power conference
Two CEC workshops at the CEESP Sharing Power conference addressed 'communicating change' and 'sharing power between generations'. …
11 Jan 2011 | News story
Next steps for biodiversity
See audio, video and photo resources from IUCN and the International Year of Biodiversity. IUCN takes stock of what has been achieved and looks at what lies ahead.
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11 Jan 2011 | News story
Volvo Adventure Deadline 31 January
Volvo and UNEP run an international award for practical environmental action by young people. CEC member Wayne Talbot sends this reminder to enter today. …
11 Jan 2011 | News story
Reversal of fortune
The dry rangelands of Northern Kenya are inhabited mainly by pastoralists—people who derive a living from raising livestock and continually move in search of water and pasture. Until recently, pastoralists in this region have been able to adapt to their highly variable conditions, supplying most of Kenya’s meat, milk, hides and skins. …
10 Jan 2011 | News story
New oil platform off Sakhalin – whale scientists will have a say
The oil and gas company Sakhalin Energy Investment Company (Sakhalin Energy) announced on December 4th its intention to begin planning for construction of a third offshore oil and gas platform in the Piltun-Astokh field along the coast of Sakhalin Island, eastern Russia. As this platform would be located near the primary feeding ground of the endangered western gray whale population, Sakhalin Energy requested the advice of an independent panel of scientists, convened by IUCN, to minimize risks to the whale population. …
07 Jan 2011 | News story
Guidelines on Education for Sustainable Consumption
A new UNEP publication provides tools to promote sustainable consumption and production. Recommended by Wendy Goldstein, CEC Deputy Chair. …
06 Jan 2011 | News story
Floral Sculptures & Endangered Species
New CEC member Richard Fischer has been nominated for the Prix Pictet in photography and sustainability. …
06 Jan 2011 | News story
