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Prix PRCM pour la Conservation
Suite à la recommandation du Forum de Praia, l’Unité de Coordination porte à votre connaissance la création du Prix PRCM pour la Conservation. Ce prix sera attribué à l’occasion de chaque réunion du Forum, à une personne physique ou morale à l’origine d’une initiative remarquable en faveur de la conservation de la zone côtière et marine en Afrique de l’Ouest. Les initiatives candidates à ce prix devraient porter ou avoir des retombées sur la conservation ou la gestion durable d’un ou de plusieurs sites ou d’une ou de plusieurs ressources de zone côtière et marine ouest africaine. …
14 Feb 2009 | News story
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IUCN statement on Australian fires
IUCN extends its sympathies to those who have suffered from the extreme fires in south-eastern Australia, especially to those who have lost family, friends and their homes. …
13 Feb 2009 | News story
Charles Darwin, a man for our time
by Jeffrey McNeely, IUCN Chief Scientist
This is the 150th anniversary of the publication of arguably the most important book ever published on biology, “On the Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin, as well as his 200th birthday (had he survived). It is therefore timely to reflect on the impact of Darwin’s work on the conservation movement in general and on IUCN in particular. …
12 Feb 2009 | News story
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Scientists concerned about Sakhalin Energy’s inadequate collaboration on whale conservation
The 5th Report from the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP) published last week expressed strong concerns about Sakhalin Energy’s inadequate collaboration on whale conservation on the Sakhalin shelf in eastern Russia. The Sakhalin shelf is not only the location of one of the largest oil and gas developments in the world, but also the principal known feeding grounds for the critically endangered western gray whales. …
12 Feb 2009 | News story
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Compensation à 100% des émissions de carbone estimées du Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN
Le Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN est un événement sans pareil par sa capacité de rassemblement de très nombreux membres de la communauté mondiale de l’environnement. Cette occasion unique d’apprendre, d’échanger des idées et de rencontrer des gens n’a pas de prix pour les participants. Cependant, le plus grand rendez–vous mondial de l’environnement a aussi un coût pour la planète. Une évaluation indépendante des gaz à effet de serre du Congrès mondial de la nature (Barcelone, 5 -14 octobre 2008), menée par ECCM, a estimé que l’événement a généré 7 934 tonnes d’équivalents/dioxyde de carbone. … | English | Spanish
12 Feb 2009 | News story
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IUCN looks ahead to next four years
As the IUCN Council meets for the first time since its election at the World Conservation Congress in October 2008, the President, Commission Chairs and Director General set out their vision for the next four years. …
04 Feb 2009 | News story
MacArthur awards IUCN and WWF $2 million for climate adaptation
IUCN and WWF will receive $2 million from the MacArthur Foundation to develop an adaptation network that will help some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems and societies cope with the impacts of a changing climate. …
03 Feb 2009 | International news release
Dive into the oceans with Google Earth
Very little is known about oceans. That’s why very little - less than one percent - of the Earth’s oceans are protected, compared to 12 percent of the land surface. ‘Ocean in Google Earth’, launching today, lets virtual voyagers find out what marine species live where and discover marine protected areas, one of the best tools for protecting our oceans. …
02 Feb 2009 | International news release
Guinea Bissau sets the mark for integration
A delegation headed by the Deputy Director General, Bill Jackson, and including Jean-Yves Pirot, Sebastià Semene Guitart from HQ and the regional programme coordinator in West and Central Africa, Jean-Marc Garreau visited Guinea Bissau to understand better one of the best examples of how the “One Programme” concept can be applied by convening the IUCN Membership while achieving significant influence and recognition by adapting IUCN’s role to the conditions and needs of the Members. With the perspective of better supporting the integration and the delivery of the IUCN Programme 2009-2012 among the three pillars of IUCN, Guinea Bissau gives the Union a strong signal that the IUCN way is more than words on paper and administrative procedures. An example to learn from and replicate… …
29 Jan 2009 | News story
Environment must count at Davos
As the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, IUCN urges governments and businesses to reconsider their relationship with nature. …
28 Jan 2009 | News story
