2010
118 mining conflicts in 15 countries in Latin America
One study shows that there are 118 mining conflicts in 15 countries in Latin America. Mining projects involving hundreds of Latin American communities. Currently, of the 337 mining projects in the region, 139 are in conflict with different communities. This is what reveals the Database Mining Conflicts in Latin America. …
02 Feb 2010 | News story
Cuidar los Humedales, una respuesta al cambio climático
2 Febrero, Día Mundial de los Humedales. “Los humedales son valorados como fuentes de agua, recarga de acuíferos, criaderos naturales de peces y reservorios de diversidad biológica y cultural, entre otras irremplazables funciones; ahora necesitan ser reconocidos como aliados indispensables en la mitigación de los impactos negativos del cambio climático sobre las cuencas hídricas y los asentamientos humanos”, señalaron desde PROTEGER. …
01 Feb 2010 | News story
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Mr. Bongo Gravier: Best 2009 IUCN-PACO Employee
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 28 January 2010 (IUCN) – Mr. BONGO Gravier, Driver at the IUCN Cameroon Programme Office, receives the title of 2009 Best Employee for the entire IUCN Central and West Africa Programme (PACO). … | French
01 Feb 2010 | News story
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IUCN Red List and Criteria version 3.1 now available in Arabic
IUCN-Med is pleased to announce that the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria version 3.1 has now been published in Arabic, with the support of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID), and the objective of promoting red listing in Arabic countries at national and regional levels. The “Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional levels” also in Arabic will be published later during the year. … | French | Spanish | Arabic
01 Feb 2010 | News story
Trondheim conference calls for new biodiversity targets
High level IUCN representatives are among the keynote speakers at the Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity which opens today in Norway. …
01 Feb 2010 | News story
Top IUCN chiefs among leaders at the Global Competitveness Forum in Riyadh
More than 100 world leaders participated in the Global Competitveness Forum in Riyadh to discuss solutions to the global financial crisis under the theme Sustainable Competitveness, which symbolises the start of a new decade of thinking. IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre and IUCN President, Ashok Khosla, highlighted the importance considering the value of ecosystem services in 21st Century.
31 Jan 2010 | News story
Ensuring the sustainability of Baliem Valley’s forests in Indonesia
The Samdhana Institute and the Department of Forestry of the Government of Indonesia, both Members of IUCN, are working to identify sustainable options for Baliem Valley’s forests and its dependents, who live in the heart of Papua, the Indonesian half of New Guinea. …
29 Jan 2010 | News story
Establishment of the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN)
The use of resource and environmental economic analytical information to support and or underpin economic development and environmental conservation decisions is relatively new in the Pacific. Resource management has conventionally either not involved consideration of economic factors at all or has involved it only inadequately. …
29 Jan 2010 | News story
Geo-Tagging Reveals Mining Threats on Philippine’s “Last Ecological Frontier”
29 Jan 2010 | News story
Tourism industry should better cater for climate-sensitive holiday makers
A survey of tourists and tour operators in the Egyptian Red Sea region shows that the industry often misperceives its clients’ environmental sensitivity, putting its own business at risk. Climate change is a growing threat to the tourism industry by making destinations less attractive and jeopardizing major sources of income. The awareness of tourists towards climate change and other environmental issues is likely to be a major driver of their future holiday choices.
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29 Jan 2010 | News story
