Gestión de ecosistemas
UICN acoge con beneplácito a Nauru como nuevo Estado Miembro
El Gobierno de la República de Nauru ha anunciado oficialmente su decisión de unirse a la UICN y adherirse a sus Estatutos, convirtiéndose así en el 80o Estado Miembro de la red ambiental de carácter global más grande y antigua del mundo. El Gobierno de la República de Nauru ha designado al Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Medio Ambiente como su enlace con la Secretaría de la UICN. … | English | French
02 Nov 2009 | News story
Water: Centre of Climate Change
The UNFCCC’s Climate Change Talks in Barcelona are the last stop before the key COP15 conference held in Copenhagen in December, where a post-2012 climate change agreement should be agreed upon. …
30 Oct 2009 | News story
Experts finalise guidelines for biofuels and invasives
On 5-6 October 2009, IUCN hosted a 2nd workshop in Nairobi, Kenya to test the draft guidelines on biofuels and invasive species, thanks to funding from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. …
26 Oct 2009 | News story
Local Partners Champion Water and Climate Resilience in the Himalayas
“There is a water shortage in our district, what can we do?” asked Sri Chandi Prasad Bhatt, a pioneering and award winning environmental activist from the Himalayas, when meeting a delegation from IUCN in Gopeshwar, India …
07 Oct 2009 | News story
Forests, people and climate change: the REDD solution
Major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. Given that deforestation and forest degradation account for up to 17% of man-made global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and sustainable management of forests is a good place to start. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
Pacific Islands Come Together to Protect Marine Resources
Last week two of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) announced a historic alliance to enhance the management and protection of almost 300,000 square miles of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean. …
28 Sep 2009 | News story
Asegurar un futuro mejor para las tierras áridas
¿Cómo podemos garantizar el desarrollo sostenible de las zonas áridas en las que viven muchas de las personas más pobres del planeta? Este es el reto de los responsables políticos congregados esta semana en la capital de Argentina, Buenos Aires, en la reunión de la ONU sobre la lucha contra la desertificación y donde la UICN va a ofrecer un plan de acción. … | English | French
23 Sep 2009 | News story
Desert power
As climate change escalates, the world is increasingly looking to engineered solutions to reduce carbon emissions and provide sustainable energy. Recently the focus has turned on deserts and how they can be used to supply large amounts of renewable energy which is causing some concern among environmentalists. …
14 Sep 2009 | News story
Use ecosystems to fight climate change, says study
Investing in the Earth’s multi-trillion dollar ecosystems can counter climate change and help climate-proof vulnerable economies, according to the latest update by The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. …
02 Sep 2009 | News story
A new vision for drylands
Dr Mike Mortimore, a member of IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management, outlines his vision for the world’s drylands and what’s needed to achieve it. …
02 Sep 2009 | News story
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