Forest
IUCN welcomes 24 new Members and 3 National Committees
On 25 May 2011, the 76th Meeting of the IUCN Council admitted 24 new Members to IUCN and officially recognized 3 National Committees. … | French | Spanish
30 May 2011 | News story
Bonn “Can Do” Cancun Climate Change Agreement – IUCN
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) talks that will be held in Bonn from 6 to 17 June will start in earnest on the full implementation of the Agreements reached in Cancun by all Parties to the Climate Change Convention. …
30 May 2011 | News story
Video in Arabic, Chinese, French and Spanish: Love. Not Loss.
This popular video is now available in five languages. Screen it at your next event and start people talking about how to 'communicate biodiversity'. …
24 May 2011 | News story
Forest communities contribute to pro-poor REDD+ readiness process in Ghana
Efforts by IUCN in Ghana to engage local communities and exchange information on key REDD+ governance issues are bearing fruit. A series of meetings and workshops at the regional and community levels have generated detailed inputs that can directly feed into Ghana’s evolving REDD+ strategy. That process is at a crucial stage. Ghana has received funds from the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) and was accepted as one of five pilot countries for the Forest Investment Program (FIP). Now that the country is ready to start the building of its REDD+ strategy, community organisations have a crucial role to play in the identification of REDD+ activities that can be the building blocks of such a plan. …
19 May 2011 | News story
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Rwanda Moving Forward on Ambitious Landscape Restoration Plan
At the launch of the International Year of Forests, the Government of Rwanda, through a statement delivered by Honorable Ambassador Stanislas Kamanzi, Minister of Environment and Lands, formally announced an ambitious plan to integrate landscape restoration into National development plans and to pursue a goal that would witness large‐scale border to border restoration of land, soil, forest and water resources for the benefit of the Rwandan population over the next twenty five years based on an Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Government of Rwanda, IUCN and the United Nations Forum on Forests. …
12 May 2011 | News story
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"We do exactly what we say’ - Interview with Richard Aishton
Richard Aishton, ENPI FLEG Program Coordinator at IUCN Europe, was recently interviewed by the ENPI Info centre, as part of their series on "The People Behind the Projects". Richard explained that the Program is trying to promote sustainable forest management and good consistent transparent governance of forest resources in 6 eastern European Neighbourhood Countries and Russia. "Its a long road and we know we will not achieve it in our lifetimes but it’s important to start out and move towards that goal." …
05 May 2011 | News story
IUCN Balkila Himalayan Watershed Project supported by Nokia
IUCN and Nokia have signed a project partnership agreement which aims to identify opportunities to address climate change and natural resource loss in the Balkila Watershed of Uttarakhand State, India. …
29 Apr 2011 | News story
Expanding IUCN’s science engagement for better conservation
IUCN welcomes distinguished scientists from around the world and a wide variety of disciplines to the new IUCN Science Advisory Board. …
29 Apr 2011 | News story
Global forestry institutions call for more community-based forest management
The leading international organizations working to protect and manage the world’s forests are calling for governments across the globe to increase communities’ role in forest management. Doing so could contribute to lifting close to a billion people out of poverty, as well as improve the health and vitality of forests. …
22 Apr 2011 | News story
IUCN welcomes Rwanda as new State Member
The Government of Rwanda has officially announced its decision to join IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes … | French | Spanish
21 Apr 2011 | News story
