Asie de l'Ouest
A safer marine environment thanks to IUCN member "JREDS"
The field work of the Royal Marine Conservation Society (JREDS) paid last week with two recorded successes. The Society is a major actor in the marine environment in Jordan focusing on sustainable management of Jordanian coastline and marine environment. The Jordanian coast is 27 km long and mainly composed of coral reefs. These particularly sensible organisms face different threats from coral traffic to ships pollution or bleaching due to climate change. …
13 Mar 2008 | News story
Major Changes in IUCN
New Name .. New Logo… New Website!
We’re simplifying our name; we are just IUCN. If you need to explain, it stands for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. We’ve confused many people for many years with our two names: IUCN or the World Conservation Union.
10 Mar 2008 | News story
REWARD, a new name for the regional water programme
The Regional Water Resources & Drylands Programme (REWARD) is the new name for the West Asia/Middle East Regional Water Programme. "This new name expresses the idea that water and drylands ecosystems must be REWARDing to local people, while people have to REWARD or value their ecosystems. At the same time, the Arabic translation of REWARD, "Mukafa'a" also implies the benefit of win-win situation." According to Peter Laban, IUCN REWARD Programme Coordinator. He added that taking care of your ecosystems provides an important price as a REWARD to your own life!" …
27 Feb 2008 | News story
Strategic partnership on biodiversity conservation in Saudi Arabia
IUCN West Asia/Middle East (WAME) Regional Office has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide technical support in the field of biodiversity conservation focusing the technical support on the CBD. …
21 Feb 2008 | News story
IUCN WAME shows major commitments to save the critically endangered Northern Bald Ibis in Syria
The first-ever meeting of the Species Survival Commission Specialist Group Chairs held in United Arab Emirate on 13 February 2008 …
21 Feb 2008 | News story
First West Asia Regional Committee meeting held in Amman
The West Asia Regional Committee (WARC) held its first meeting on January 21, 2008 in Jordan. The meeting was hosted by IUCN West Asia/ Middle East (WAME) Regional Office at the invitation of Dr. Odeh Al Jayyousi, IUCN WAME Regional Director. …
22 Jan 2008 | News story
New Implementation Phase for REWARD Programme
After a first preliminary phase of about one year in the West & Central Asia and North Africa region, REWARD will enter end of this year a new and challenging phase of innovation and development. The Regional Water Programme is actually funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGCS) with a contribution of 2.4 million Euros for 3 years. …
27 Nov 2007 | News story
A step towards water awareness in Aleppo
About 20 participants from the Syrian city Aleppo were trained to design and implement public awareness campaigns in the field of water resources management. The 5-day-workshop, entitled "How to Design and Implement a Public Awareness Campaign" is the third workshop organized in the Arab Region by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and InWent Capacity Building International. Two other regional courses were held previously in Morocco and Syria (Damascus) in 2006 and early 2007. …
04 Nov 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
Lebanon oil spill documentary wins first prize at international film festival
The film, called The Oil Spill in Lebanon , depicts the environmentally-disastrous oil slick caused by Israel 's bombing of the Jiyyeh power plant in south Lebanon on July 13 and 15, 2006. …
08 Oct 2007 | News story
