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Final push to the negotiations on access to genetic resources and benefit sharing
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity are meeting in Montreal from 10 till 16 July to agree on the details of a new global legal agreement to regulate the provision and use of the world’s genetic resources. The results of these negotiations, to be presented to the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to take place in Nagoya, Japan in October this year, will significantly improve the management of the genetic diversity of our planet contributing to the three objectives of the Convention and - ultimately - to human well-being. … | Spanish
15 Jul 2010 | News story
Gestion des forêts en Afrique de l’Ouest : Des partenaires bientôt en réseau
Organisé par l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (UICN), en collaboration avec la Communauté Economique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) et grâce au financement de l’Agence Suédoise de Développement International (ASDI), le Forum de renforcement des capacités des partenaires forestiers et des organisations et réseaux de la société civile en Afrique de l’Ouest s’est déroulé du 7 au 9 juillet 2010 à Accra au Ghana. …
15 Jul 2010 | News story
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Big Jump for better implementation of EU water policy
Last Sunday thousands of people across Europe took part in the "Big Jump" at selected points of rivers, lakes and the sea to claim the right of all European citizens to have access to clean waters, living rivers and lakes. …
14 Jul 2010 | News story
Living together. Biodiversity and Human Activites: A Challenge for the Future of Protected Areas
Registration has now opened for the annual EUROPARC Conference. From 29th September to 3rd October 2010 ambassadors from Europe’s protected areas and nature protection organisation will come together in Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park in Italy for this year’s EUROPARC Conference ‘Living together. Biodiversity and Human Activites: A Challenge for the Future of Protected Areas’. …
14 Jul 2010 | News story
IUCN's Collaboration Agreement with Rio Tinto
The Collaboration Agreement, signed 12 July, 2010, between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Rio Tinto London Limited (Rio Tinto) commits IUCN and Rio Tinto to focus their collaborative projects on innovative and ground-breaking biodiversity conservation activities and to ensure transparency between and within both Parties. … | French | Spanish
14 Jul 2010 | News story
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Biodiversity climbs the corporate agenda
Business leaders in biodiversity-rich developing economies are concerned about losses of ‘natural capital’, a new report highlights. … | Spanish
13 Jul 2010 | International news release
Mapping of EIA Processes in Gilgit–Baltistan
Gilgit, July 13, 2010 (IUCN) – Environment Protection Agency (EPA) of Gilgit-Baltistan in collaboration with IUCN Pakistan organized a two days Workshop titled “Mapping of EIA Processes in Gilgit-Baltistan” at Gilgit from July 13-14, 2010. …
13 Jul 2010 | International news release
Restoration is possible
This is the message of "Hope in a Changing Climate" – a documentary by John D. Liu, an environmental filmmaker and ecological field researcher. The short film was presented today at the European Parliament. …
12 Jul 2010 | News story
IUCN and Rio Tinto announce three-year relationship – focus on enhanced sustainable development
IUCN and Rio Tinto today entered into a formal collaboration agreement, committing to work together over a three-year period. …
12 Jul 2010 | International news release
IUCN and Rio Tinto sign an agreement
On July 12th, IUCN and Rio Tinto, a leading international mining group, will begin their collaboration to improve biodiversity and land use management in the company’s operations. … | Spanish
12 Jul 2010 | News story
