2012

Keith Wheeler, Chair of IUCN's Commission on Education and Communication

Chair's Corner: Keith Wheeler introduces the May 2012 CEC Newsletter

In this issue we cover CEC participation at Rio+20 and the World Conservation Congress and announce that CEC has more than 1,000 members. …  

16 May 2012 | News story

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Vacancy: Head, IUCN Science and Knowledge Management

Mobilising knowledge from across IUCN constituencies and integrating it into the IUCN Programme is a key part of this position. The closing date is 6 June. …  

16 May 2012 | News story

IUCN - Thomson Reuters Media Award

Enter the IUCN – Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award

Enter an article by 15 June for an award honouring exceptional environmental journalism. …  

16 May 2012 | News story

Couverture

Les grands barrages en Afrique de l’Ouest : bâtir le dialogue

Les grands barrages ont apporté des bénéfices importants en Afrique de l’Ouest et sont susceptibles d’en fournir plus encore à l’avenir : électricité, irrigation, eau potable, etc. Mais cela ne doit pas se faire au détriment des écosystèmes et des populations qui en dépendent. Les processus de mise en œuvre des grands ouvrages hydrauliques requièrent la concertation entre toutes les parties prenantes, comme l’illustre la publication produite par l’UICN-PACO. …   | English

16 May 2012 | News story
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Herbiers de Magnoliophytes marines de Méditerranée : conservation et contribution à la lutte contre le changement climatique

Herbiers de Magnoliophytes marines de Méditerranée : résilience et contribution à l'atténuation des changements climatiques est une étude qui sera présentée au Maroc lors du Symposium des herbiers marins en Méditerranée ces jours. Ce document analyse le potentiel de stockage de carbone des herbiers marins de Méditerranée alors que le marché du carbone est en développement et s’avère être un outil de plus en plus important dans la lutte contre le changement climatique. Publié par l'UICN et produit par le Centre de Coopération pour la Méditerranée de l’UICN, ce document interpelant notamment les décideurs est un résumé d’une étude plus complète menée sur ces questions. …   | English

16 May 2012 | Media advisory

Mme Julia Marton-Lefèvre en compagnie des membre de UICN Sénégal

Congrès mondial de la Nature de l’UICN : le Sénégal se prépare

Le Sénégal se prépare activement pour le congrès mondial de la Nature de l’UICN qui aura lieu à Jéju, en Corée du Sud du 6 au 15 septembre 2012. …  

16 May 2012 | Article
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the Mo Ko Similan national park's staff is taking a 2x2 metre quadrate and monitoring equipment along with his park colleagues for marine and coastal resources monitoring at the Sirinard National Park

Workshop on long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring looks to improve management of Thailand’s marine protected areas

Staff from 11 marine national parks and 3 associated research centers learned how to use long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring as a basis for improving park management at a workshop in Sirinard National Park, Phuket, on 8-10 May 2012.     …  

16 May 2012 | News story

African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

New online elephant database launched

ElephantDatabase.org, a joint project of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) and Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), is a new site where the latest information from elephant surveys across Africa and Asia is easily accessible. …  

16 May 2012 | News story

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Mixed news on the rediscovery of rare frog species in Ecuador

A new population of the Critically Endangered glass frog (Centrolene heloderma) has been discovered in the cloud forests of the Pichincha Province of Ecuador.   …  

15 May 2012 | News story

Building a clay dyke strengthened with local materials such as bamboo and giant mimosa poles.

Improving wetland functioning and services by developing a communal kaem ling (“monkey cheek”) water retention system at Wieng Nong Lom, Chiang Rai province

On 7–8 May 2012, MWD Thailand, together with the villagers of Ban Bha Sak Luang, a village bordering Wieng Nong Lom wetland, and the Thailand Research Fund (TRF), joined hands to build a clay dyke strengthened with local materials such as bamboo and giant mimosa poles. The communal dyke will serve to create a small reservoir – known in Thai as a kaem ling or “monkey cheek” after the animal’s practice of filling its cheeks with food – to retain water from the rainy season and maintain water levels during the dry season. It will supply local consumption needs as well as help to restore wetland vegetation and support the growth of wetland pasture managed as a communal grazing area.  

15 May 2012 | News story