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European Commission launches strategy on green infrastructure
The European Commission has adopted a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning. Green infrastructure uses nature to provide ecological, economic and social benefits. Instead of building flood protection infrastructure, for example, a green infrastructure solution would be to allow a natural wetland to absorb the excess water from heavy rain. …
07 May 2013 | News story
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ARKive’s search for the World's Favourite Species
Wildlife and IUCN Red List partner Wildscreen is engaging the public with nature in its search to find the World's Favourite Species. CEC member Richard Edwards from ARKive invites you to vote by 8 May. …
06 May 2013 | News story
Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean event calls for support of marine sites
International film stars Clive Owen and Jacques Perrin gave their support to Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean. See the short film on marine sites, narrated by Mr Perrin.
06 May 2013 | News story
Scholarship for online master's in Sustainable Mountain Development
A scholarship from UNESCO is available for online studies starting September 2013. The MSc Sustainable Mountain Development is offered in Europe by the University of the Highlands and Islands, Scotland. …
03 May 2013 | News story
Marine biodiversity legal profiles for the Mediterranean!
On 30 April 2013, the Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN-Med) and the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) of IUCN organized an Editorial Board meeting in Malaga, Spain in the context of the NEREUS project (Towards a Representative Network of Mediterranean Marine Managed Areas) related to the preparation of strategic documents for marine conservation in the Mediterranean. …
02 May 2013 | News story
Improved Management of the Bering Strait
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) have undertaken a cooperative project to identify measures that could be adopted to protect important areas of the Bering Strait region, including ecologically and biologically sensitive areas (EBSAs) and to explore ways in which such measures might be implemented. …
02 May 2013 | News story
Blog: In search of resilience
By Stefano Barchiesi. My first contact with the SEARCH project was in Morocco in 2011. Recently I went back to Marrakesh, this time well acquainted with the SEARCH project’s multi-country team of committed water and community engagement professionals. It hadn't been my first contact with resilience, though.
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02 May 2013 | News story
Les pays de l'UE doivent agir davantage pour protéger la biodiversité
Selon une récente analyse de la Liste Rouge Européenne coordonnée par l'UICN (Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature), les pays de l'UE devraient redoubler leurs efforts et mettre pleinement en œuvre la stratégie de l'UE pour la biodiversité à l'horizon 2020 afin d'éviter l'extinction de certaines espèces. … | English | Spanish
02 May 2013 | News story
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Creating hype around biodiversity in the Caribbean
How did nature became the hottest word on the lips of St Lucia's top musician? Such entertainment-education is part of the PCI Media Impact concert series focusing on cliimate change. …
01 May 2013 | News story
A new view of The IUCN Red List
There is a brand new way to search for information on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Launched today, a new section on The IUCN Red List website offers a simpler way to search for species and learn about the threats they face. Featuring more images than before, the sub-site makes The IUCN Red List information easily accessible to all wildlife enthusiasts. … | Dutch
30 Apr 2013 | News story
