2012
Twelve percent of marine species in tropical eastern Pacific threatened
Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened with extinction, according to a study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and its partners. Main threats to the region’s marine flora and fauna include over-fishing, habitat loss and increasing impacts from the El Nino Southern Oscillation. … | Spanish
23 Feb 2012 | International news release
Twelve percent of marine species in tropical eastern Pacific threatened
Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened with extinction, according to a study by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and its partners. Main threats to the region’s marine flora and fauna include over-fishing, habitat loss and increasing impacts from the El Nino Southern Oscillation. …
23 Feb 2012 | News story
Green Campus Guide wins international accolades
Macquarie University in Australia has created a new interactive Green Campus Guide to inspire enhanced campus participation in its vision for sustainability. …
23 Feb 2012 | News story
China’s youth in action: 1000 environment-friendly ambassadors
CEC member JIA Feng shares the success story of this landmark youth environmental campaign -- the 1000 Environment-Friendly Youth Ambassadors Action programme. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas, una respuesta al cambio climático
Primer documento en español sobre el enfoque de Adaptación basada en Ecosistemas, que UICN promueve a escala mundial. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
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Egypt's Planetarium Science Centre activities for Rio+20
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center will mark Rio+20 with a simulation of the globe and pressing sustainability issues on seven continents. Read about this and other 2012 activities. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
La nature et nous - Mali
Alassane Ballo, membre de la CEC, partage son avis dans cet essai. Le patrimoine en ressources biologiques du Mali, riche et varié, est malheureusement menacé de disparition. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
Emerging biogas technology in rural India
CEC member Jasmine Biba reports on a WWF-India project to meet people's needs for energy while reducing pressure on fuelwood from forests and conflict with wildlife. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
El fuego está en nuestras manos
Cada año la frecuencia, severidad de los incendios forestales aumenta, ocasionando una diversidad de daños. Por ello en Bolivia se desarrolla la campaña comunicacional “El fuego está en nuestras manos” de la cual presentamos para su uso la adaptación de la guía “Aprendiendo a manejar el fuego”. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
Top scientists go beyond science to art and imagination
CEC member Dr. Joe Zammit-Lucia spoke on the role of art in sustainability at the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting 17 February. Here is his report. …
22 Feb 2012 | News story
