August
UICN abre nueva oficina en Brasil
El próximo dos de agosto se realizará el lanzamiento de la nueva oficina de la UICN, localizada en Brasilia. Entre las actividades más destacadas, están la realización de paneles de discusión y la firma de un Acuerdo con el Instituto Chico Mendes para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad. …
04 Aug 2010 | News story
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A visit to IUCN Secretariat by Shell’s Manager of Sensitive Areas
Joanna Cochrane, Manager Sensitive Areas in Shell Upstream International, visited the IUCN Secretariat to present Shell's newly formed Sensitive Areas team and hold exploratory discussions. …
03 Aug 2010 | News story
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Analizarán el estado de amenaza de peces de interés comercial en la Cuenca del Plata
Especialistas de Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Paraguay y Uruguay, que vienen trabajando en un foro electrónico, analizarán en Buenos Aires el estado de especies de peces de interés pesquero en la cuenca. Aplicarán y compararán los resultados de dos metodologías, una ellas los criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN a nivel nacional y regional.
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03 Aug 2010 | News story
Se firma el Fideicomiso Yasuní ITT
Ayer se realizó la firma del Memorando de Acuerdo para la Administración y otros servicios relacionados con fondo Yasuní ITT. …
03 Aug 2010 | News story
IUCN opens a new office in Brazil
IUCN has opened a new office in Brazil, to be located in the federal capital Brasilia. Establishing a permanent institutional presence in a country that offers great opportunities and challenges in the social and environmental fields was considered essential, and IUCN’s Brasilia office will address the need to effectively and efficiently implement the IUCN programme in South America. …
02 Aug 2010 | News story
Cook Islands Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
Students from 16 schools attending an ESD conference on Raratonga, Cook Islands, explored issues of culture and the environment through art, song, dance and drama. From Jane Taurarii and Anaseini Pokino of the Ministry of Education, and CEC member Seema Deo of Fiji. …
02 Aug 2010 | News story
Newsletter du PREE - Programme Régional d’Education à l’Environnement en Afrique de l’Ouest
Version française en pièce jointe. English version in attachment. Shared with CEC by Frédéric Airaud, Chargé de Programme UICN Guinée Bissau.
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02 Aug 2010 | News story
Community Outreach and Education Efforts Mobilize Sea Turtle Conservation Movement
Community parnterships, social marketing and environmental education are raising the profile of the sea turtle conservation movement in Baja California Sur, Mexico, as documented in a new study by CEC member A.J. Schneller with Patricia Baum. …
02 Aug 2010 | News story
Training local communities on gender and climate change in Jordan
Amman, Jordan, 1 August 2010 – Realizing the negative impacts of natural disasters and environmental changes on vulnerable communities and the essential role that women can play in reducing those vulnerabilities, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and the Arab Women Organization in Jordan recently conducted a training course on gender and climate change for community based organizations (CBOs) and women groups, empowering them to be the catalysts of change in their communities. The training was held from Aug. 1-5, 2010 in Jordan and was funded by the Global Women Fund. …
01 Aug 2010 | News story
Mainstreaming Biological Diversity - CEPA
This eight-page publication presents the case for the work programme on communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) for the Convention on Biological Diversity. It highlights the role of communication as a policy tool. English / French / Hungarian …
01 Aug 2010 | News story
