2012
MAVA Foundation renews commitment to IUCN’s conservation efforts
The MAVA Foundation and IUCN today signed a three-year ‘framework’ agreement in support of IUCN’s 2013-2016 Programme as well as a five-year project agreement to help implement the Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation (PRCM) in West Africa. …
04 Dec 2012 | News story
Transboundary Watershed Champions Say “Vamos para Adelante!”
Empowered champions rally under the slogan “vamos pa´lante” (“we’re on our way”) and start to establish actions in their shared watersheds … | Spanish
04 Dec 2012 | News story
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Klaus Toepfer Fellows at the IUCN Environmental Law Centre
On 15 November 2012, 20 environmental young professionals from Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia visited the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in the context of the Klaus Toepfer Fellowship Programme sponsored by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN). …
03 Dec 2012 | News story
Healthy nature key for increasing the Arab Region’s survival options
Nature-based solutions can play a key role in ensuring the future sustainability — and, with it, prosperity and stability — of the Arab region, said IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre in her keynote address to the recent annual conference of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED). …
03 Dec 2012 | News story
Congo Brazzaville : Le projet multi-acteurs sur la REDD+ lancé
Sous l’égide du Ministère de l’Economie Forestière et du Développement Durable du Congo, l’UICN a organisé l’atelier de lancement des activités du projet « Appui à la participation multi-acteurs au processus REDD+ au Congo » à Brazzaville le 17 novembre 2012 dans la salle de Conférence dudit Ministère. …
03 Dec 2012 | Article
“Nature and People” Walk Around Lake
“Nature and People” Walk around Lake was successfully held by IUCN, the Netherlands Embassy, Beijing Forestry Society and Shangri-la Institute for Sustainable Communities. This public event aims at enhancing public awareness towards forestry ecology, nature conservation, water resources and arousing public to get close to nature, protect biodiversity and enjoy a healthy and natural life. … | Chinese
03 Dec 2012 | Article
Ecosystem science matters for business
IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently issued a briefing on business and biodiversity science, which highlights a variety of interactions and opportunities, as well as the current lack of synergies. This briefing also addresses the latest developments of the global expertise on biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES). …
03 Dec 2012 | News story
រៀបចំផែនការគ្រប់គ្រងដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃ ពាមក្រសោប ខេត្តកោះកុង
ការពិភ្សាពិគ្រោះយោបល់អំពីផែនការគ្រប់គ្រងដែនជម្រកសត្វព្រៃ ពាមក្រសោបក្នុងខេត្តកោះកុង បានដំណើរការក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលា មួយកាលពីថៃ្ងទី២១ ដល់ ២២ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នៅសណ្ឋាគារ កោះកុង ស៊ីធី។ …
30 Nov 2012 | Article
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CEC member judge at International Green Awards
CEC Member Chris Mahon (right) was a judge in this prestigous global sustainability platform. …
29 Nov 2012 | News story
Benefits to share from Guyana’s biodiversity
Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) has several challenges to face in Guyana, as it was discussed in the Knowledge Café event carried last November 28th at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of this country. The event was an activity within the Regional GEF/UNEP Project on ABS in the Latin American and Caribbean countries, executed by IUCN-Sur. …
29 Nov 2012 | News story
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