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A recipe linking nature and people
Have you ever wondered how to represent the links between nature and people in a simple way to facilitate decision making? A diverse group of experts share their tips in addressing this very challenge and suggest possible ingredients of such a representation. The hope is that this 'recipe' will help the work of the top new nature platform (IPBES) in relating biodiversity and its benefits to human well-being, sustainability and conservation. …
25 Jan 2013 | News story
Se necesita líderes para el sexto Congreso Mundial de Parques de la UICN
El evento más grande e influyente del mundo que reune a personas involucradas en el manejo de parques y áreas protegidas, el Congreso Mundial de Parques de la UICN, busca líderes inspiradores que ayuden a posicionar a las áreas protegidas como soluciones a algunos de los mayores desafíos mundiales. … | English
24 Jan 2013 | News story
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Turning ideas to action
End of 2012 saw the closure of “Building capacities for conservation action” project with the event "ENTRANCE" hosted by the Institute for Nature Conservation of Vojvodina Province. Project participants - nature conservation organizations and institutions - presented nine fully developed project proposals elaborated during the project training programme, the main result of past year’s capacity building efforts. “We call it ‘ENTRANCE’ because one of its objectives, apart from presenting and discussing project results, was to explore ways to further support participants in realization of their project ideas,” says the project coordinator Veronika Ferdinandova. …
10 Jan 2013 | News story
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Taller sobre Áreas Clave para la Biodiversidad de Agua Dulce en Bosnia
La Unidad de biodiversidad de agua dulce del Programa de Especies de la UICN organizó un taller que reunió a expertos de diversas instituciones con el fin de validar Áreas Claves para la Biodiversidad de Agua Dulce (KBA por sus siglas en inglés) en la parte sur de Europa (Balcanes), uno de los puntos calientes de la biodiversidad mediterránea. … | English | French
20 Dec 2012 | News story
Strengthening IUCN in Europe: Message by IUCN Director General
Dear Members, partners and friends, …
11 Dec 2012 | News story
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Marine biodiversity conservation in Europe overseas
Many of the 30+ overseas territories of the European Union are islands and much of their biodiversity occurs in the seas and the oceans surrounding them. A recent workshop under the European Parliament Intergroup on “Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development” organized jointly with IUCN addressed the challenges of Europe overseas in protecting their marine biodiversity. …
10 Dec 2012 | News story
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Georgia – a haven for biodiversity
Did you know that Georgia is listed in two of the world’s 34 “biodiversity hotspots"? Located on the Southern slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountain Range, Georgia hosts many endemic species. IUCN and its Members are active in the country and the Caucasus region to protect this rich natural heritage. …
07 Dec 2012 | News story
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Diverse but united: the EU at international negotiations
Currently, world leaders are gathering in Doha, Qatar at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to discuss how to we can deal with the changing climate. The European Union, representing its 27 member States, is one of the Parties to the Convention. How does this supranational union assimilate all the different views of its Member States and speak with one voice at the negotiations table? This article looks at the international climate change debate and the role of the EU herein. …
06 Dec 2012 | News story
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Belgian Member runs for European Landscape Award 2013
Last week, the Flemish Minister for Heritage Geert Bourgeois announced the Hoge Kempen National Park – a project of IUCN Member, the “Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland” (RLKM) – to become the Belgian candidate for the European Landscape Award in 2013. …
06 Dec 2012 | News story
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CHF9 million partnership for nature conservation
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature - IUCN today signed a four-year Framework Agreement to support IUCN’s newly-adopted Programme 2013-2016. …
27 Nov 2012 | News story
