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Here you can find audio reports produced by IUCN. Each month, we bring you the latest news and features from the world of conservation. IUCN's audios profile conservation projects on the ground, while looking into the human stories behind the headlines.
First faith-based environment talks for Fiji
IUCN Oceania co-sponsored with the Fiji Ministry of Environment, the first Fiji National Faith Based Organisations Environment Stewardship Summit held from 2 – 4 April. Attending the Summit, Taholo Kami Regional Director of IUCN Oceania emphasized that churches could play a more effective role in taking care of nature. …
02 Apr 2013 | Audio
Addressing the mangrove challenge: Interview with Dr. Milika Sobey
Mangrove management in the Pacific has its unique challenges. Dr. Milika Sobey talks about these challenges and how IUCN's MESCAL project is helping to provide solutions. …
28 Mar 2013 | Audio
IUCN in mining dialogue
IUCN Oceania was part of a high level symposium on extractive industries, hosted by UNDP in Nadi, Fiji last week, and emphasized the need for governments and the mining sector to take extra-ordinary measures to rebalance the environment and social sectors and deliver long term sustainable development. …
25 Mar 2013 | Audio
Best knowledge on mining impacts needed
Two motions related to mining, proposed by Oceania Members of IUCN, were approved this morning by the Members' Assembly. …
15 Sep 2012 | Audio
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Mining in the Pacific - an industry perspective
The 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress has provided a forum for all sectors of society, including industry to discuss critical issues concerning the conservation and sustainable use of nature. Nautilus Minerals, the first company in the world to be granted a deep-sea mining license, is here at the Congress to share their work and plans. …
11 Sep 2012 | Audio
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Mr Goodfish: helping consumers make the right choice
"If you want to keep on eating fish, you need to choose the right fish today". This is the message promoted by the Mr Goodfish campaign to fish lovers at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. …
09 Sep 2012 | Audio
We can feed the world sustainably
Changing climate and declining biodiversity pushes the limits of food supply and at the broader level of human security. In light of this and with the prediction that human population will increase to 9 billion by 2050, the issue of food supply is a hotly-debated topic and the focus of the second World Leaders Dialogue convened today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
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Beyond oil fields to fields of dreams
In one of the biologically richest places on Earth which is also home to extensive oil fields, a new way of conserving forests is arising. … | French | Spanish
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
Pushing private sector biodiversity performance
IUCN spoke to Lori Anna Conzo of the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank Group, who took part in the dialogue 'Scaling up and spreading best policy practice for business solutions' here at the Congress. She tells us about the Performance Standards the IFC has developed to help companies in all sectors address biodiversity concerns. …
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
Acting on lessons from the tsunami: Japan plans new national park
Come 2013 the government of Japan will establish a new national park along areas heavily affected by the 2011 tsunami; a bold pursuit to invest in natural barriers against future natural hazards. This and more are the lessons and steps the government of Japan and its partners are sharing at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
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