Octobre 2007
Global Reporting Initiative Reader's Choice Awards
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is inviting IUCN members to score sustainability reports as part of a global effort. …
31 Oct 2007 | News story
Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome hails IUCN’s work
The highest spiritual authority of the Orthodox Church of the World, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has praised participants of an IUCN Workshop on the Protection of Sacred Lands being held in Ouranoupolis, Greece. …
29 Oct 2007 | News story
High Sea Governance for the 21st Century
The Experts Informal Workshop on High Seas Governance in the 21st Century was held from October 17 to 19, 2007, and brought together over 50 global experts on international marine policy, science, law and economics to address urgent concerns about how to govern the high seas and what global priorities should be when it comes to the protection of the marine environment in areas beyond national jurisdiction. …
25 Oct 2007 | News story
Global Water Initiative created in response to world water crisis
A new partnership has been launched to address the declining state of the world’s fresh water supply and the lack of access to clean water services by the world’s poorest people. …
24 Oct 2007 | News story
Young Leaders Empowered to "Be the Change"
Youth leaders from all over the world gathered in Jordan to build their leadership capacities and raise their awareness on their roles and responsibilities towards sustainable development in the world. Tomorrow's leaders were urged to "Be the Change" and start acting to save the world during a global seminar entitled Advancing Youth Leadership on Sustainable Development held at the United Nations University – International Leadership Institute (UNU/ILI) in Amman, Jordan from October 21- 25, 2007. …
24 Oct 2007 | News story
IUCN releases first guide for sustainable aquaculture
IUCN has released the first in the series of “Guidelines for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture” targeted at decision-makers, scientists
and producers. …
23 Oct 2007 | News story
Une nouvelle loi Mer pour la France !
A la veille du Grenelle de l’environnement et du premier colloque national sur les aires marines protégées, le Comité français de l’UICN publie un nouveau rapport indiquant que l’heure est venue pour l’Etat français d’adopter une loi Mer. Avec le deuxième domaine maritime au monde, la France a d’importantes responsabilités pour la préservation de la biodiversité marine mais sa législation peine à y répondre en étant trop sectorielle et complexe, sans vision d’ensemble pour sa protection.
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23 Oct 2007 | News story
IUCN Regional Director to Chair Pacific Conservation Roundtable
IUCN Regional Director for Oceania, Mr Taholo Kami, has been appointed Chair of the Pacific Islands Roundtable on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. The Roundtable is the Pacific’s largest cross-sectoral coalition of non-government organizations, government agencies, regional organisations and donors working in nature conservation in the region. …
22 Oct 2007 | News story
The Law on Glaciers Conservation
During the 2nd Latin American Congress of National Parks and other Protected Areas in Bariloche, Argentina, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC) launched a new EPLP Publication. The book “Aspectos Jurídicos de la Conservación de los Glaciares” (Legal Aspects of the Conservation of Glaciers), a joint effort of the ELC and the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law, analyzes the legal situation of glaciers in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador and Venezuela, and suggests a series of recommendations for improving their legal status and conservation. …
20 Oct 2007 | News story
Llegó la hora de los mares
II Congreso Latinoamericano de Parques: 2008-2018 será la década de las Áreas Marinas Protegidas …
20 Oct 2007 | News story
