2011
Setting national biodiversity targets in Central and Eastern Europe
A regional workshop on updating national Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) for Central and Eastern European countries has been held between 5-8 December in Minsk, Belarus. The workshop, organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) with financial support from the Government of Japan in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, brought together representatives of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Serbia, Turkmenistan and Ukraine, with participation of international organizations and NGOs such as CMS, UNDP, IUCN, and WWF. …
20 Dec 2011 | News story
Workshop in Hungary on 'learning to change for sustainability'
Katalin Czippán, CEC Regional Vice-Chair for Europe, reports on a workshop focused on higher education and strategic communication for sustainability. …
20 Dec 2011 | News story
CEEPAL hosts 'novel green picnic' for students in Pakistan
Students, teachers and environmental club leaders from 28 CEEPAL member schools enjoyed an eco-friendly day of participatory learning at a local park. …
20 Dec 2011 | News story
New mobile app features the amazing world of frogs
The first ever IUCN mobile application developed together with Nokia is now available for consumer use, ready to download from the Nokia Store. The free-for-download app is the result of a partnership between Nokia and SOS (Save Our Species), a global species conservation fund to protect threatened species and their habitats. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
Cultivating lac resin: Documentary film by CEC member Samik Gupta
The West Bengal filmmaker focused his 25th film on the income-generating cultivation of lac resin (shellac) in Purulia district. "India should go for a green economy," he says. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
Working to preserve the East African greenheart: An interview
CEC member Yvonne Otieno interviews Dr. Alice Muchugi about warburgia ugandensis, an important medicinal tree species. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
Predators and biodiversity in North America
CEC member Ron DeArmond communicates the need for biodiversity that will allow predator species their proper place in North American ecosystems. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
Le programme européen Mr.Goodfish
Le programme européen de consommation durable des produits de la mer Mr.Goodfish fête ses 18 mois ! …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
Wildlife and media reporting workshop held in Madurai
Dr. S. Nagarathinam, CEC member, organized a November workshop on Wildlife, Nature Conservation and Media Reporting at Madurai Kamraj University. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
Ecotourism in Nepal – Visiting an elephant sanctuary
CEC member Yvonne Otieno describes her experience in Chitwan National Park. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
