December 2011
The place to be at COP17: The Adaptation Hub
There has been an unprecedented buzz around climate change adaptation so far at this year’s UN Climate Change conference, the UNFCCC COP17 in Durban, South Africa. …
03 Dec 2011 | News story
Welcome to Green Street South Africa
Just fifteen minutes away from the UN Climate Summit in Durban you can see what a real difference putting policy in to action can actually make. In a first for South Africa, 30 low-income houses in a street in Cato Manor Township have been given a green upgrade. …
03 Dec 2011 | News story
It's time for action on adaptation
One of IUCN's rallying cries at UNFCCC COP17 in Durban is "Time for action on adaptation". Ed Barrow, Head of IUCN's Ecosystem Based Adaptation Programme, goes in to more detail on this key message, starting by explaining IUCN's understanding of adaptation. …
03 Dec 2011 | News story
Climate awareness at 30,000 feet: IUCN and South African Airways team up
Africa’s most awarded airline, South African Airways, and the world’s largest environmental union, IUCN, have teamed up to launch a unique climate change awareness campaign to coincide with the start of the UN’s Climate Change Summit in Durban. …
02 Dec 2011 | News story
Climate awareness at 30,000 feet: IUCN and South African Airways team up
Durban, South Africa, 2 December 2011 (IUCN) – Africa’s most awarded airline, South African Airways, and the world’s largest environmental union, IUCN, have teamed up to launch a unique climate change awareness campaign to coincide with the start of the UN’s Climate Change Summit in Durban. …
02 Dec 2011 | News story
New guidelines for reforestation in Lebanon
An IUCN guide to the cultivation of 30 native tree species in Lebanon was launched on 30 November at the Lebanese University’s Department of Agronomy as part of a major reforestation effort in the country. …
02 Dec 2011 | News story
Climate SAVE
Did you know that Europe overseas territories host over 20% of the world’s coral reefs, lagoons and associated mangrove ecosystems and form the world’s largest Exclusive Economic Zone? Did you know that these territories are not only vulnerable to climate change, but can also provide solutions? Read the full message travelling to world leaders currently gathering at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban. …
02 Dec 2011 | News story
Protected Areas: the “secret” natural solution to climate change
Climate change is the greatest threat to biodiversity and human livelihoods, and one the most effective solutions are the world’s protected area systems, amomg them national parks and wilderness reserves. Not only do they help address the causes of climate change - the release of greenhouse gases, they also mitigate the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and everything that depends on healthy natural ecosystems. …
02 Dec 2011 | News story
Partnership for Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Drina
Partnership between the National Park Tara from Serbia and the Republic Institute for Protection of Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage Banja Luka from Bosnia and Herzegovina was formally announced on 16 November 2011. …
01 Dec 2011 | News story
From sustainable tourism to biodiversity: the Nordic Council Environment Prize spans wide
The theme of the Nordic Council Environment Prize for 2012 is biodiversity and anyone can nominate suitable individuals or organisations for the prize. The deadline for the nomination of candidates is 12 December 2011. …
01 Dec 2011 | News story
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