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IUCN sends open letter to the G8
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) calls on Heads of State to consider the following points related to climate change, the economic crisis and Africa. …
07 Jul 2009 | News story
Banking on Biodiversity
The members of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation met in Honiara from 28 June to the 2 July 2009 to discuss the state of the Pacific Islands environment and review commitments to the Pacific Islands Action Strategy for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. “Banking on Biodiversity” is the product of those discussions and a call to action in response to the growing threats to the Pacific Islands Region. …
07 Jul 2009 | News story
Climate change under spotlight at IUCN debate
With 2009 a critical year for the environment, both in dealing with climate change and biodiversity loss, IUCN is taking the lead by organizing a top-level environmental debate today. …
01 Jul 2009 | News story
Assessment of Assessments
A new report will be presented to the United Nations General Assembly in September which provides governments with a sound basis for deciding this fall whether and how to establish an assessment process for better understanding ocean processes through an integrated framework. …
30 Jun 2009 | News story
Living the Island Life, in D.C.
IUCN is delighted to announce the appointment of Kate Brown as the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) Coordinator, who will be based out of the U.S. office in Washington, D.C. …
26 Jun 2009 | News story
A Decade in Review: oceans and law of the seas
The tenth meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (UNICPOLOS or ICP) was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from the 17th to 19th June 2009. …
24 Jun 2009 | News story
Islands on the agenda
How can the World Heritage Convention work best to conserve the natural values of island nations that are on the front line of climate change? IUCN gave its opinion on this critical issue known during the second day of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville. …
24 Jun 2009 | News story
Get latest on natural World Heritage Sites from IUCN
The latest sites to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List will be announced at the World Heritage Committee, held in Seville, Spain, from June 22-30. After a long period of work by the countries nominating the sites, and over a year of rigorous evaluations, IUCN, which is the independent advisory body on natural sites, will present its recommendations to the Committee for new natural World Heritage sites. …
22 Jun 2009 | News story
Financing the Future
Washington D.C. played host to the eighth annual Capitol Hill Oceans Week earlier this month - following the International Marine Conservation Congress just weeks before. …
18 Jun 2009 | News story
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SAVE THE DATE: DCMC July meeting announced
Don't miss your chance to attend the next D.C. Marine Community meeting on July 8th at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership …
17 Jun 2009 | News story
