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Participants à la réunion des membres du PACO tenue à Yaoundé le 02 Mars 2010

Réunion de concertation et d’échanges des membres de l’UICN et de la société civile au Cameroun

Yaoundé, maison Don Bosco, 02 – 03 mars 2010

La régionalisation et la décentralisation de l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN), pour une meilleure mise en œuvre de ses programmes quadriennaux ont  permis une nouvelle organisation, et un nouveau mode de fonctionnement  de son Programme Régional Afrique centrale et occidentale. L’un des axes de cette nouvelle organisation se traduit  par un plus grand rapprochement de l’Union vers ses membres. …  

17 Mar 2010 | Fact sheet

Coenonympha orientalis

Más especies en peligro a causa de la pérdida de hábitats

La pérdida de hábitats acarrea graves impactos para las mariposas, coleópteros y libélulas de Europa. La publicación de la Lista Roja Europea, realizada a pedido de la Comisión Europea, muestra que el 9% de las mariposas, el 11% de los coleópteros saproxílicos (que dependen de la madera en descomposición) y el 14% de las libélulas están amenazados de extinción en Europa. Algunas especies están tan amenazadas que corren riesgo de extinción a nivel mundial y figuran ahora en la última edición de la Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas™ de la UICN. …   | English | French

16 Mar 2010 | International news release

John Scanlon

John Scanlon appointed as New Secretary General of CITES

The ELP is pleased to share the news that John Scanlon, former Head of the Environmental Law Programme and Director of the Environmental Law Centre, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). …  

15 Mar 2010 | News story
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Earth viewed from space. Courtesy: NASA.

Conferencia – El Gran Escape

El Comité Nacional de UICN de los Países Bajos está organizando la conferencia "El gran escape, ¡no hay un planeta B! Conservación de la biodiversidad, un aliado natural en la reducción sostenible de la pobreza", a celebrarse los días 26 y 27 de abril, en Ámsterdam, Países Bajos. La conferencia de dos días tiene por objeto reforzar ante los responsables de la formulación de políticas la importancia de mantener ecosistemas sanos para lograr los objetivos de desarrollo económico.
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11 Mar 2010 | News story

Poppy Field

Conference "Nature Conservation Beyond 2010 " May 2010, Tallinn, Estonia

The aim of the conference, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of nature conservation in Estonia, is to address the development trends in an international and local context. THE conference will take place from 27th – 29th May 2010 in Tallinn, Estonia. …  

11 Mar 2010 | News story

Bee and Flower

IUCN UK April Conference “Nature – What’s in it for me?”

Ecosystems that support the lives, livelihoods and well-being of people around the world are under threat from a range of issues. To secure a sustainable future, new forms of ecosystem management will be required, but how can these be achieved? Answering this question will be the subject of the IUCN 2010 UK conference which will be hosted by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland on 18–20 April at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. …  

11 Mar 2010 | News story

African rhino

Put CITES on your menu

Background: Key decisions on the international trade of bluefin tuna, sharks, polar bears and coral, among many other species, will be decided at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which takes place from 13 to 25 March 2010, in Doha, Qatar. …  

11 Mar 2010 | Media advisory

www.brac.net

IUCN Member BRAC - one of the world’s most commercially-minded and successful NGOs

“Fazle Hasan Abed has built one of the world’s most commercially-minded and successful NGOs” says an article published recently in The Economist. An IUCN member organization in Bangladesh called Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) was acknowledged as “the largest, fastest-growing non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the world—and one of the most businesslike”. …  

10 Mar 2010 | News story

Platymantis vitiensis, Fiji Tree Frog.

Biosphere Ethics Initiative

IUCN Members are invited to discover the work of the Biosphere Ethics Initiative and to get involved with their programme to incorporate principles of environmental ethics into specific conservation action. …  

09 Mar 2010 | News story

Présidium

Et de deux pour les Changements Climatiques: L’UICN Burkina renforce ses actions

Le mardi 23 février 2010, s’est tenu  l'atelier de lancement de l’initiative « Accroissement de la capacité adaptative des communautés locales au changement climatique » de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN). La salle de conférence du Pacific hôtel, à Ouagadougou,  a servi de cadre à ce lancement. 
 

09 Mar 2010 | Event
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