West and Central Africa
IUCN promotes investigative environmental reporting for journalists
In an effort to harness the vital role of press and media institutions in raising the consciousness towards environmental stewardship and sustainable development, a group of Jordanian journalists were engaged in an interactive 3-day training workshop entitled Media for Sustainable Development. …
30 Dec 2009 | News story
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An IUCN delegation to the African Development Bank (ADB)
Led by the IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, a delegation from the secretariat (composed of Margarita Astralaga, Aimé Nianogo Ali Kaka and Jean-Yves Pirot) paid a working visit to the African Development Bank in Tunis on December 2nd and 3rd, 2009. The delegation was received by President Donald Kaberuka in the presence of the OSVP Vice-President Kamal Elkheshen. … | French
18 Dec 2009 | News story
IUCN welcomes 18 new Members
On 25th November 2009, the 73rd Meeting of the IUCN Council admitted 18 new Members to join IUCN.
The Council, President, Director General and entire family of IUCN extend a very warm welcome to the new Members and look forward to their active involvement.
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06 Dec 2009 | News story
Deuxième Conférence des Parlementaires à Bata : vers une internationalisation du REPAR
Sous le haut patronage du Président de la République de la Guinée Equatoriale, S.E. M. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, la 2ème Conférence internationale des Parlementaires d’Afrique Centrale sur la Gestion Durable des Ecosystèmes Forestiers et de la Protection de l’Environnement s’est tenue du 2 au 4 novembre 2009 à Bata. …
04 Dec 2009 | News story
IUCN and the Global Water Initiative partners conduct vulnerability assessment training
IUCN as part of The Global Water Initiative (GWI) conducted vulnerability assessment trainings across four countries in East Africa – Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. …
02 Dec 2009 | News story
IUCN Council gets underway in Gland, Switzerland
The approval of the IUCN’s work plan and budget for the coming two years, the venue for the next World Conservation Congress (2012) and IUCN’s involvement at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (COP15) are all on the agenda as the 73rd meeting of the IUCN Council gets underway in Gland, Switzerland on November 23. … | French | Spanish
23 Nov 2009 | News story
Policy makers urged to look at role environment plays in supporting communities
The importance of biodiversity and ecosystems to economies around the world is the focus of a series of five reports from the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study. The latest TEEB report, tailored for policy makers, is released today. …
13 Nov 2009 | News story
Multi-stakeholder arrangements for improving forest governance and accountability
IUCN and Wageningen International (part of the Wageningen University & Research Centre) have just published the results of a joint study of forest governance and accountability arrangements in Equator province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). …
06 Nov 2009 | News story
A Study of Livelihoods and Forest Landscapes in Liberia
A new study on customary forest management practices and the relationship between livelihoods and forested landscapes in Liberia was launched at a seminar held in Monrovia on 2 October, 2009. The study was prepared as an activity of IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS). …
03 Nov 2009 | News story
Réunion sur le cadrage méthodologique de l’étude sur le « Suivi du trait de côte et la mise en place d’un schéma directeur du littoral ouest africain »
L’Union Monétaire des Etats Ouest Africains – UEMOA a passé avec l’UICN une convention de maitrise d’ouvrage déléguée dans le cadre de son Programme Régional de Lutte contre l’Erosion Côtière – PRLEC. …
03 Nov 2009 | News story
