2012
Protected areas are featured in many WCC resolutions
Furthering protected areas importance to IUCN and its future conservation efforts, protected areas are the most featured theme in the recently released 2012 World Conservation Congress resolutions and recommendations. Protected areas garnered 18 percent of the 183 resolutions and recommendations, with major initiatives of the Global Protected Areas Programme (GPAP) and WCPA all receiving notice. As GPAP begins implementation of its most recent work programme, its five main umbrella themes – protected areas conserving nature, achieving quality, respecting people, developing capacity and offering solutions – are all represented in the resolutions and recommendations. …
29 Nov 2012 | News story
Take the Youth and Intergenerational Journey at Congress
View videos and photos and read highlighted achievements and aspirations in this report from the IUCN Task Force on Intergenerational Partnership for Sustainability. …
28 Nov 2012 | News story
IPBES on the public radar screen
“The impacts are what matter for climate change - flooding of deltas, drought, heat in the city, not the fact that the temperature rises. When biodiversity is concerned, it is a fairly unexplored topic," thinks Lucien Chabason from the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), one of the experts quoted in the recent media article on the IPBES establishment. …
28 Nov 2012 | Article
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A sanctuary for Hirola
Ever seen a flying Hirola? The tall distinctive Hirola (Beatragus hunteri) is the world’s most endangered antelope and is the only existing member of its genus. It is also, quite possibly, the only one to have flown by helicopter. …
28 Nov 2012 | News story
CHF9 million partnership for nature conservation
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature - IUCN today signed a four-year Framework Agreement to support IUCN’s newly-adopted Programme 2013-2016. …
27 Nov 2012 | News story
Study raises concern over international trade in python skins
Gland, Switzerland, 27 November 2012 – A new study finds that close to half a million python skins are reported as exported annually from South-East Asia. The main importer is the European fashion and leather industry. The study raises concerns over the illegality in parts of the trade, animal welfare issues and the trade’s impact on the conservation of python populations. …
27 Nov 2012 | International news release
Mekong River Development Needs Greater Transparency
New film “Mekong” explores the dynamics of hyrdropower up and down one of the world’s great rivers and takes a balanced views of sensitive’ topics.
27 Nov 2012 | News story
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Alison Sudol, IUCN Ambassador tells the world 'The Story of Pines'
American singer-songwriter and IUCN Goodwill Ambassador Alison Sudol has co-written and lent her beautiful voice to a new animated short film which illustrates the importance of the natural world. …
27 Nov 2012 | Article
Ambiente Global al aire
Programa radial de la UICN y Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, emitido en línea a través de In Situ Radio, en: http://insituradio.parquesnacionales.gov.co/
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26 Nov 2012 | News story
Pour la promotion de la bonne gouvernance autour des réservoirs de barrages en Afrique de l’Ouest
Dans le cadre de la Global Water Initiative (GWI), l’UICN et l’IIED ont publié en 2012 quatre documents synthétiques qui présentent les leçons apprises des expériences autour de six barrages en Afrique de l’Ouest et les mesures politiques et juridiques à prendre pour assurer l’utilisation multiple des réservoirs et un partage équitable des bénéfices à travers un dialogue participatif et durable entre toutes les parties prenantes. …
26 Nov 2012 | News story
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