Noticias por tema
New TFD Review: “Intensively Managed Planted Forests: Toward Best practice”
Intensively managed planted forests (IMPF) provide 40% of the world’s industrial wood supply. Growing at 2% per year to meet demand, how do we ensure that the economic, employment and infrastructure benefits they deliver outweigh the social and environmental concerns they raise? …
29 Oct 2008 | News story
IUCN Completes Due Diligence on Rio Tinto
IUCN has been in talks with the Rio Tinto Group over the past 18 months about the possibility of signing a partnership agreement with the intention of helping Rio Tinto reach it's goal of a net positive impact on biodiversity. …
28 Oct 2008 | News story
IUCN, Ramsar and Danone plan new agreement
IUCN was recently invited by the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention, which is hosted by IUCN and has a long-standing partnership with the Danone Group, to help develop a new initiative to assess the feasibility of generating certified carbon offsets through wetland restoration and conservation. …
24 Oct 2008 | News story
New Impetus for the High Seas following IUCN World Conservation Congress
IUCN members at the World Conservation Congress have called for strong action to protect high seas biodiversity and to regulate the human activities impacting it. This signals a growing awareness of the vital role oceans play in sustaining life on our planet and alarm at the multiplying threats to marine biodiversity from human activities in areas beyond national jurisdiction (the high seas). …
24 Oct 2008 | News story
Women still absent in climate change debate
Lack of women’s participation in efforts to solve climate crisis was the main focus of the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance held from 19 to 22 October in
24 Oct 2008 | News story
La UICN da la bienvenida a México, nuevo Estado miembro de la Unión
La Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores de México comunicó la decisión del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de adherirse a los Estatutos de la UICN convirtiéndose así en Estado Miembro de la Unión. … | English | French
23 Oct 2008 | News story
48 new members join IUCN
On the eve of IUCN's 60th anniversary, a record number of new members have joined the Union. At its 70th Meeting, held in Barcelona on 4 October, the IUCN Council admitted 48 new members. …
15 Oct 2008 | News story
La UICN da la bienvenida a Georgia, nuevo Estado miembro de la Unión
El gobierno de Georgia ha anunciado oficialmente su decisión de adherirse a los Estatutos de la UICN. El Ministerio de Protección del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales fue designado por el gobierno georgiano como enlace con la Secretaría de la UICN. … | English | French
14 Oct 2008 | News story
Watch the whales
IUCN’s members voted in favour of a resolution on whale conservation which called for the promotion of non-lethal use of whales through responsible whale watching. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
New IUCN resolution urges stronger climate change mitigation
More than 98 percent of IUCN NGO members and 70 percent of state members voted in favour of a new climate change mitigation resolution. The resolution targets more specific goals and actions on biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods protection. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
