Noticias de y para los Miembros
Saving biodiversity isn't rocket science
The best possible science needs to be available to governments and policy makers as they strive to find solutions to the biodiversity crisis. Independent, credible scientific advice delivered in a relevant and readily usable way for decision making is the key to effective policies. …
17 May 2010 | International news release
Conservation challenges in Eastern and Southern Africa
A lack of technical know-how and limited funding are some of the problems faced by IUCN and its members in Eastern and Southern Africa, where work is continuing to focus on the region's drylands, forests, inland waterways, coastal and marine environments. Hastings Chikoko, Head of IUCN South Africa and Head of Constituency Support and Communications for Eastern and Southern Africa, has been attending talks in Nairobi which will affect the Convention on Biological Diversity. He says that getting across the message that conservation and development can work alongside each other is key to work in the region.
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15 May 2010 | Audio
Comité Regional Sudamericano: el mayor reto es la articulación
Del 11 al 13 de mayo, en Mindo, Ecuador, se realizó la XV Reunión del Comité Sudamericano de la UICN. Jenny Gruenberger, del Comité Boliviano, es la nueva Presidenta. …
14 May 2010 | News story
Diseñamos un futuro sostenible
Está disponible el informe de resultados de la implementación del programa de trabajo de la UICN - América del Sur, 2009. …
12 May 2010 | News story
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Turberas de Tierra del Fuego: avances para su conservación y uso racional
Tierra del fuego posee casi la totalidad de las turberas en Argentina y son consideradas las más importantes en el hemisferio sur por su capacidad para retener carbono y contribuir a la mitigación del cambio climático …
11 May 2010 | News story
High seas biodiversity - high on the Nairobi agenda
The open oceans and deep seas represent 95% of the global biosphere. They play an important role in regulating the Earth’s climate and are home to a major part of the world’s biodiversity, containing some of the most productive ecosystems, vast natural resources, unique habitats and unknown species. However, mounting pressures from intensifying human use, climate change and ocean acidification threaten to undermine these ecosystems’ biodiversity, balance and resilience. …
09 May 2010 | News story
Construímos confianza subregional transfronteriza en los países andinos
La Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina y el Programa de Agua de la UICN-América del Sur, realizaron el lanzamiento de un nuevo mapa de cuencas hidrográficas para la subregión andina. … | English
06 May 2010 | News story
The Midori Prize for Biodiversity
The AEON Environmental Foundation of Japan has announced the establishment of “the Midori Prize for Biodiversity”. This prize will be implemented in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Japan Ministry of the Environment, an IUCN Member, and the United Nations University. …
06 May 2010 | News story
Governments to debate planet "bailout"
Never has the world faced a more pressing crisis than the current loss of biodiversity, which affects every man, woman and child. The gap between the pressure on our natural resources and governments’ response to the deterioration is widening. IUCN is calling for governments to come up with a “bailout plan,” a 10-year strategy that will help countries halt and reverse this loss. …
06 May 2010 | International news release
Tiger Conservation Communication: CEPA Workshop in Sundarbans
CEC members Frits Hesselink and Malcolm Whitehead facilitated a five-day CEPA workshop on board a boat cruising the Sundarbans. It was strategic communication planning meeting of the Tiger Action Plan, launched by the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh, and inspired by the CEPA Toolkit. …
06 May 2010 | News story
