Nouvelles des Membres et pour les Membres

Chairman's input to World Conservation magazine: A bridge to the future

Investing in nature generates very high returns for the economy, society and the environment. It is also a low cost and effective way to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions while the world weans itself off fossil fuels, says IUCN President Ashok Khosla, in an article from the latest issue of IUCN’s World Conservation magazine: “Last call: Climate and nature”. …  

22 Oct 2009 | News story

Crucial Issues in Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol: Asia and the World

Répondre au changement climatique en Asie : une nouvelle publication

Une nouvelle publication explorant « Les principaux enjeux concernant le changement climatique et le protocole de Kyoto : l’Asie et le monde », a été éditée par Kheng-Lian Koh, Lin-Heng Lye & Jolene Lin, du Centre Asie-Pacifique de droit de l’environnement de l’Université nationale de Singapour et également Membre de l’UICN. …   | English | Spanish

21 Oct 2009 | News story

Elinor Ostrom lecturing at Indiana University

IUCN congratulates Nobel Prize winner

IUCN congratulates Professor Elinor Ostrom, a member of IUCN's Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, for winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. …  

15 Oct 2009 | News story

Leaf with raindrops. Alotau, PNG.

Nouvelle édition du bulletin d'information des Membres « Union Pulse » en ligne

L’édition d’octobre 2009 de Union Pulse est désormais en ligne. On y trouve des nouvelles et des informations pour les membres de l'UICN ou émanant d’eux. …   | English | Spanish

01 Oct 2009 | News story

Logging truck

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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Forest fire in Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal

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

Computer

Nouveau système pour les membres sur les Résolutions et Recommandations de l’UICN

Un nouveau système automatisé, qui sera lancé à la mi-novembre, permettra aux membres de l’UICN de partager des informations sur les actions entreprises pour mettre en œuvre les Résolutions et Recommandations adoptées à Barcelone l’année dernière.  …   | English | Spanish

28 Sep 2009 | News story

The Time for Biodiversity Business

Biodiversity can make a good business. Business can also be very good for conservation. These are the findings of a recent survey of 80 IUCN Members. …  

23 Sep 2009 | News story

Conservation for a New Era

Conservation for a New Era

The latest analysis of the state of conservation has been published today by IUCN. The book, Conservation for a New Era, outlines the critical issues facing us in the 21st century, developed from the results of last year’s World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. …  

17 Sep 2009 | International news release

Basking shark

News from IUCN members: Save Our Seas Foundation study basking sharks and call to protect cetaceans

Marine experts, assembled by the Save Our Seas Foundation in July, called for action to sustain the Indian Ocean whaling ban and protect dolphins from growing slaughter. Despite the ban on whaling in a large area of the Indian Ocean, populations of both whales and dolphins appear to be on the decline, mainly because of accidental entrapment in fishing gear and in some cases, intentional hunting. …  

08 Sep 2009 | News story