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One week left to apply for the Powered by Nature awards
Are you a European student who is excited about nature and the use of social media? Join the challenge: Bring an idea, and be invited to the Netherlands for a week of creative collaboration and play to launch IUCN CEC’s next social media campaign. Hurry up! The deadline is 30 April. …
22 Apr 2013 | News story
L’Ambassadeur Masahiko Horie nommé au Conseil de l’UICN
Le Conseil de l'UICN a nommé l’Ambassadeur Masahiko Horie du Japon à pourvoir un poste vacant de Conseiller Régional pour l'Asie du Sud et de l'Est. … | English | Spanish
19 Apr 2013 | News story
Meeting on Islands challenges at the European Parliament to take place on May 7th, 2013
Islands – key actors: What kind of partnership at the EU level?
Meeting jointly hosted by the European Parliament intergroup on Biodiversity and Climate change and prepared by the IUCN on EU Overseas Programme, the Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) in close collaboration with the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)
18 Apr 2013 | News story
Nature in Poland
Poland’s biodiversity is among the richest in Europe. Its transitional climate which is influenced by oceanic and continental air masses, its favourable geographical position at the centre of the continent with no natural barriers to the east or the west, its varied geological structure, land and hydrographic make-up and soil types make it a good habitat for many plant and animal species. Read the Country Focus on Poland to learn about Polish nature and conservation action. …
18 Apr 2013 | News story
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Lista Roja Brasil: 2.600 especies serán validadas esta semana
La evaluación incluye primates, aves amazónicas, peces marinos y de agua dulce, entre otras, en un proceso coordinado por el Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservación de la Biodiversidad (ICMBIO) de Brasil. El taller terminará el 19 de abril. …
16 Apr 2013 | News story
Seeking contributors for new World Heritage knowledge tool
Do you hold first-hand knowledge on natural and mixed World Heritage Sites, and the factors affecting them? IUCN is seeking contributions to compile Conservation Outlook Assessments for the State of World Heritage, a new knowledge tool. …
16 Apr 2013 | News story
Bridging science and policy with the BiodivERsA network
Successful conservation requires sound priority setting and decision-making based on the best available science. Science-policy interfaces are social processes, which encompass relations between scientists and other actors in the policy process, and which allow for exchanges, co-evolution, and joint construction of knowledge with the aim of enriching decision-making at different scales. …
15 Apr 2013 | News story
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Dialogue between the mining sector and World Heritage sites in Africa
A network of World Heritage Site managers and stakeholders in the extractive sector will gradually be put in place following the success of two training sessions organized by IUCN and PACO (Protected Areas Programme for Central and West Africa). Taking place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in June 2012 and Dakar, Senegal in January 2013, they addressed the co-existence of World Heritage Sites and extractive activity. Additional sessions are planned for 2013. …
12 Apr 2013 | News story
Why you should come to Cambodia next June
Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh will be the backdrop of the next World Heritage Committee, from 17-27 June 2013. The annual event represents a key opportunity for civil society to advocate onsite issues and the World Heritage Convention’s policies and procedures. …
12 Apr 2013 | News story
Blog: Nature, the unseen dimension of the nexus – exposed!
By Rebecca Welling. Walking into my first UNECE meeting on the topic of the Nexus in transboundary basins, I was a little nervous and not sure what to expect. It was the first time I attended a meeting in the UN headquarters representing IUCN Water, and on top of this I was to do a presentation on the role of Nature in the Nexus the following morning. …
11 Apr 2013 | News story
