Bonn diary
Check here for a daily update posted directly from Bonn by IUCN delegates attending the meeting.
11 June - new ball game
On the last day of the first serious climate talks since Copenhagen and the first day of the FIFA world cup, Claire Parker, Head of Delegation and Ninni Ikkala, Climate Change Coordinator, teamed up to summarize the atmosphere and the work ahead, before the whole world turned to another kind of game. …
11 Jun 2010 | Article
June 10 - Stick to the REDD line
After heartening progress on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Copenhagen, the issue is not getting the attention it deserves in this round of talks, says Ytha Kempkes, lobbyist with IUCN Netherlands. …
10 Jun 2010 | Article
9 June - cool humour in heated debates
Professor Richard Ottinger, Climate Change specialist for IUCN's Commission on Environmental Law, writes about the insiders' jokes and anecdotes that tell the story best in the climate talks. …
09 Jun 2010 | News story
8 June - in it for the oceans
On World Oceans Day, IUCN Marine Programme Officer Dorothee Herr highlights the importance of marine issues in the climate debate, and her hope to raise the stakes. …
08 Jun 2010 | News story
7 June - a light-hearted marathon with no end in sight
On the first day of week two of the negotiations, John Costenbader, Legal Officer at IUCN's Environmental Law Centre, analyses the subdued atmosphere of what feels more and more like a climate 'marathon'. …
07 Jun 2010 | News story




