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Sylvia Earle and IUCN Invite World Leaders to Celebrate and Extend Ocean Protection
Today legendary underwater explorer and ocean ambassador Sylvia Earle teamed up with IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas in a historic move to send individual letters to 106 world leaders inviting them to join Sylvia in her wish to better protect the world’s oceans. …
05 Oct 2009 | News story
L’UICN accueille ECOMAR comme nouveau partenaire au « Projet monts sous-marins »
Le Laboratoire d’Écologie Marine de l’Université de la Réunion (ECOMAR) est devenu un partenaire officiel du Projet FEM/PNUD Monts sous-marins de l’océan Indien, mené par l’UICN. Ce partenariat complète l’équipe scientifique avec l’apport d’expertise et de connaissances sur l’écologie des oiseaux marins, et contribuera à la détermination des points chauds de la biodiversité en milieu océanique, susceptibles d’être protégés dans le futur. … | English
02 Oct 2009 | News story
New Professional Body for the Pacific
A new professional network, the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN), was established at a technical workshop in Suva yesterday. …
02 Oct 2009 | News story
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Forest governance and climate policies
Fred Stolle of the World Resources Institute looks at the need for REDD to address forest governance issues as well as creating market incentives. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
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Getting REDD right for forest people
Mark Poffenberger of Community Forestry International calls for the climate mitigation negotiations to take account of the rights and concerns of forest dependent people. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
REDD: putting women at risk or providing opportunities?
Jeannette Gurung of WOCAN highlights some of the gender differentiated impacts of REDD.
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01 Oct 2009 | News story
REDD-plus: will the ‘broad bridge’ hold up under the strain?
Consuelo Espinosa Proaño of IUCN calls for a broadbased approach to forestbased mitigation as a bridging mechanism towards a lowcarbon economy. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
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Will REDD make a difference?
Arild Angelsen of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and CIFOR gives a ‘cynical optimist’s’ view on whether REDD will work. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
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Forests, people and climate change: the REDD solution
Major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. Given that deforestation and forest degradation account for up to 17% of man-made global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and sustainable management of forests is a good place to start. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
Pacific Islands Come Together to Protect Marine Resources
Last week two of the world’s largest Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) announced a historic alliance to enhance the management and protection of almost 300,000 square miles of marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean. …
28 Sep 2009 | News story
