May
Lebanese Council of Ministers approves the new National Forest Fires Strategy supported by IUCN-Med
Lebanon´s well known and unique Cedrus libani forests have been the object of a constant quest to control the access and trade of its valuable timber for millennia. A new national strategy, supported by IUCN-Med was approved on 15 May by the Council of Ministers. This strategy integrates the need for adapting to climate change in order to reduce the risk of harmful fires and build ecological and social resilience to the impacts of global change.
16 May 2009 | News story
El clima cambió: ¿hacia dónde vamos?
Hernán Sorhuet, miembro de la Comisión de Educación y Comunicación, realizó el lanzamiento de su publicación el Clima cambió. ¿Hacia dónde vamos? …
15 May 2009 | News story
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Marine Protected Areas receive welcome boost
One of the cornerstones of improved ocean management – the establishment of networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the world’s oceans - received a strong endorsement from the representatives from 76 countries at the World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado (Indonesia) today. …
15 May 2009 | News story
L'Union Européenne et la République du Congo veulent limiter le commerce du bois illégal
Le Samedi 09 mai 2009, la République du Congo et la Commission européenne ont signé à Brazzaville, un Accord de Partenariat Volontaire (APV) destiné à lutter contre l’exploitation et l’exportation illégales des bois tropicaux. …
15 May 2009 | News story
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Ocean life in Oceania
Pacific Islanders have a long history of connection to the oceans. It features in their dance, art, and provides sustenance for life. …
15 May 2009 | News story
Longline fishermen quizzed by IUCN
IUCN Oceania’s marine programme is currently collecting information from longline fishermen about the fish they catch at seamounts, underwater mountains. …
15 May 2009 | News story
Don't forget environment, IUCN tells UN
World leaders must consider the environment if they want to ensure people enjoy a sustainable and dignified life. That was the message IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre gave in her keynote address to the High-Level Ministerial segment of the 17th session of the United Nations Commission of Sustainable Development (CSD), held in New York from May 4 to 15. …
14 May 2009 | News story
Ecosystem approach is the way forward
The newly established IUCN drylands programme stepped out in style for the first time at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in New York by convening a Learning Centre on the ecosystem approach. It was the first outreach engagement of the programme at a large international meeting of the United Nations. …
14 May 2009 | News story
MFF Announces the first call for project proposals in Indonesia at the World Ocean Conference in Manado
MFF together with partners from
13 May 2009 | News story
Gobiernos y empresas del mundo se comprometen a reducir la pérdida de la biodiversidad
El 19 de mayo comenzará en Lima, Perú, una importante reunión de alto nivel, donde gobiernos y organismos regionales integrantes del Convenio de Diversidad Biológica discutirán sobre los avances e intereses sudamericanos respecto a la Meta 2010. …
12 May 2009 | News story
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