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Big Plan for nature needs Big Action now
Governments must take action and invest in nature to secure the diversity of life on earth and address today’s development challenges – urges IUCN at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP11), which starts today in Hyderabad, India. … | French | Spanish
08 Oct 2012 | News story
Spoon-billed sandpiper “headstarting” success
With only about 100 breeding pairs remaining in the wild, the Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Eurynorhynchus pygmeus) is in crisis. To help save this species from extinction, SOS – Save Our Species, in which IUCN is a partner, is supporting an innovative conservation project to boost the numbers of juvenile Spoon-billed Sandpipers at their summer breeding grounds in Chukotka, Russia. …
04 Oct 2012 | News story
2011 IUCN Annual Report
Introduction to the 2011 Annual Report: Message from the IUCN President and Director General: …
03 Oct 2012 | Article
Ocean acidity - new Google Earth tour
A new guide on ocean acidification and a new tour on Google Earth, showing the speed and scale of impact CO2 emissions will have on the ocean, is being launched today at The Ocean in a High CO2 World Symposium in Monterey, California. …
01 Oct 2012 | Article
Nature+: Towards a New Era of Conservation, Sustainability and Nature-based Solutions
Jeju Declaration by the IUCN President, the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea, the Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Chairman of the Korean Organizing Committee on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, September 2012 … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | News story
Green gets gold at Nature’s Olympics
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 15 September 2012 (IUCN) – As economic difficulties continue to dominate international debate, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress has put nature back centre stage in the quest to recover our natural assets and use nature to solve a growing list of economic and social issues. … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | IUCN statement
Charting IUCN’s course for the next four years
Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Members Assembly approved the new IUCN Programme for the next four years, effectively defining where the Union's efforts will be directed in the coming years. … | Spanish
14 Sep 2012 | Article
IUCN Awards
IUCN is honoured to recognize inspirational individuals from the world of conservation, nominated by Members, Commission members and the general public, at the IUCN World Conservation Congresses.
On 11 September 2012, the following awards were presented :
- John C. Phillips Memorial Medal
- Harold Jefferson Coolidge Memorial Medal
- Honorary Membership of IUCN
- Commission awards
14 Sep 2012 | Photos
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IUCN’s new President elected
Mr Zhang Xinsheng of China is the new President of IUCN. He was elected today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
12 Sep 2012 | News story
IUCN accolade for Brazilian forest campaigner
Germano Woehl has travelled from the Atlantic Forests of Brazil to a Korean island to receive recognition for his action to save forests. …
12 Sep 2012 | Article
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