2011
Communicating biodiversity to forest owners in Estonia
Changing strategy: How did a biodiversity communication strategy move from one of informing forest owners to one of supporting specific changes in forest management? Frits Hesselink, IUCN CEC Special Advisor, tells the story. …
02 Feb 2011 | News story
Using art to communicate science: Launch of SustainableFocus.org
Join this new online community and magazine. Collaborate with visual communicators, scientists and stakeholders on science and sustainability. CEC member Neil Losin announces the launch. …
02 Feb 2011 | News story
IUCN congratulates the Ramsar Convention on its 40th anniversary
Video message of IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention …
02 Feb 2011 | News story
Web-based learning for forestry professionals
Internet resources for knowledge sharing among the forest community are offered by Andy Alm and Jack Byrne of IUCN CEC. …
02 Feb 2011 | News story
Love not loss
Doom and gloom messages on biodiversity aren’t working and should be replaced by positive messages that inspire action, argues CEC member Laurie Bennett. …
02 Feb 2011 | News story
Día Mundial de los humedales se celebra hoy
El lema para 2011 es “Los Humedales y los Bosques”. Este año, la Convención Ramsar celebra también su 40º aniversario.
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02 Feb 2011 | News story
World Wetlands Day – Healthy forests, healthy wetlands
Wetlands, such as mangroves, peat forests and freshwater swamp forests, are home to a wealth of biodiversity. To mark this year’s World Wetlands Day on Wednesday 2 February, IUCN is highlighting the role and importance of forests in wetlands, of particular poignancy as 2011 is the International Year of Forests. …
01 Feb 2011 | News story
Lower Mekong River communities celebrate World Wetlands Day
February 2 is World Wetlands Day, an international day focused on highlighting the importance of wetlands to community livelihoods and aims to raise public awareness of wetland values. …
01 Feb 2011 | News story
EIA processes made clear for Fiji’s Nadi Basin Catchment Committee
The training on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) conducted recently on 21st January by IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature should set a clearer scene for stakeholders and members of the Nadi Basin Catchment Committee (NBCC) in Fiji in shaping their plans to develop a strategy to reduce flood risks for the Nadi area. …
31 Jan 2011 | News story
Worst attack on Virunga National Park rangers in years
IUCN's Global Protected Areas Programme is sad to announce that more rangers have recently been killed in the line of duty. On 24 January 2011 a patrol of three rangers and five soldiers, protecting a road in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, were attacked and killed by the FDLR Rwandan militia, an illegal movement thought to include the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide in 1994. …
31 Jan 2011 | News story
