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Can scientists and oil consortium save endangered whales?
Survival and recovery of the Western Gray Whale population depends on continued and strengthened collaboration among scientists, governments and industry. The 8th meeting of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel, held in Geneva on 16-18 April 2010, promoted this crucial multi-stakeholder dialogue and led to the development of new recommendations to minimize industry impacts on endangered whales. …
23 Apr 2010 | News story
Dinaric Arc Initiative to boost transboundary cooperation in the Western Balkans
Transboundary cooperation is instrumental for the conservation of natural assets and for improved regional cooperation in the Western Balkans. This is one of the key conclusions of a stakeholder meeting organized in Tara National Park (Serbia) under the auspice of the IUCN-led project Environment for People in the Dinaric Arc. …
16 Apr 2010 | News story
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Transat support for sustainable tourism projects run by not-for-profit organizations
Transat A.T. Inc., one of the world’s largest integrated tourism companies, is seeking to support sustainable tourism projects proposed by not-for-profit organizations in its major destination countries. Projects selected by Transat are eligible for financial support of as much as CDN$50,000 or 35,000 € each. With this initiative, Transat wants to support communities that care about preserving and enhancing their natural and cultural heritage through a sustainable tourism approach. …
13 Apr 2010 | News story
Engage in the European Business and Biodiversity Platform
1 April 2010._ The IUCN Regional Office for Pan-Europe with PricewaterhouseCoopers, European Nature Conservation Centre (ECNC), European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) and Blue 4You – on behalf of the European Commission – will establish and make operational the European Business and Biodiversity Platform (B@B platform). …
01 Apr 2010 | News story
IUCN Pakistan Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Tourism Promotion Services-Pakistan
IUCN and TPS-P aim to raise sector-wide biodiversity performance standards in the ecotourism industry.
Islamabad, Pakistan: …
12 Mar 2010 | News story
Procedimiento de queja acerca de intervenciones con el sector privado
Con el fin de responder a preocupaciones planteadas por algunos constituyentes de la Unión acerca de la interacción de la UICN con el sector privado, la Secretaría de la UICN ha establecido un procedimiento de queja para recibir, registrar y dar respuesta a las quejas. … | English | French
05 Mar 2010 | News story
IUCN, Shell and Packard Foundation host workshop “Towards Harmonization for Biofuel Sustainability Standards”
As part of an ongoing collaboration to promote the implementation of more sustainable biofuels, IUCN and Shell, working with ProForest and The Packard Foundation convened stakeholders of a number of certification schemes, including secretariat and Board members as well as industry and civil society representatives. The workshop was held to discuss areas of synergy and opportunities for harmonization of standards and certification schemes that may apply to biofuels. …
05 Mar 2010 | News story
Workshop on karst conservation in Kien Luong district, Kien Giang province
23 Feb 2010 | News story
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Biodiversity: My hotel in action - the video
A video designed to make the hotel industry more aware of the importance of biodiversity has been launched by IUCN, in partnership with Accor, the European leader in hotels. …
23 Feb 2010 | News story
IUCN and the fishing industry team up for promoting sound deepwater fisheries management in the high seas
Based on their common interest for sustainable deepwater fisheries, IUCN and the Southern Indian Ocean Deepsea Fishers Association (SIODFA) have entered into a cooperation agreement. …
22 Feb 2010 | News story
