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Call for Papers - 2008 Alexandre Kiss Award
The IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) has the mission to advance sustainability through the development of legal and policy concepts and instruments and through building the capacity of societies to develop and implement environmental law and policy, in furtherance of the IUCN mission. …
11 Mar 2008 | News story
IUCN Supports Pacific Future Environmental Leaders Forum
IUCN’s Regional Programme for Oceania is partnering with the Secretariat for the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the University of the South Pacific (USP) to host the second annual Pacific Future Environment Leaders Forum in Suva this week. …
11 Mar 2008 | News story
Major Changes in IUCN
New Name .. New Logo… New Website!
We’re simplifying our name; we are just IUCN. If you need to explain, it stands for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. We’ve confused many people for many years with our two names: IUCN or the World Conservation Union.
10 Mar 2008 | News story
"Addressing Climate Change: the United Nations and the world at work”
IUCN Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Mr. Narinder Kakar, presented a statement to the UN General Assembly on 13 February 2008 on the issue of climate change …
10 Mar 2008 | News story
UICN lanza iniciativa para el uso sostenible de los peces en la Cuenca del Plata
Arturo Mora estuvo en el país para lanzar una iniciativa integral enfocada a los peces y a las comunidades pesqueras, entre Guyrá Paraguay y PROTEGER, Argentina. …
10 Mar 2008 | News story
The new logo of IUCN / El nuevo logo de UICN/ Le nouveau logo de l'UICN
IUCN will be 60 years old in October 2008. We’re still full of energy, intellect and passion about the environment, but what better way to look forward to the next 60 years than with a new face, said Director General, Julia Marton - Lefèvre. …
10 Mar 2008 | News story
Policy, Law and Environmental Flows
What is the appropriate policy and legal framework to regulate environmental flows within river basins? What are the ways in which competing water uses can be reflected in law and policy? …
10 Mar 2008 | News story
"Addressing Climate Change: the United Nations and the world at work”
IUCN Permanent Observer to the United Nations, Mr. Narinder Kakar, presented a statement to the UN General Assembly on 13 February 2008 on the issue of climate change …
10 Mar 2008 | News story
IUCN Celebration of International Women's Day
This year, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, IUCN is celebrating gender equity and equality in the environmental sector through recognition of male colleagues who support women's empowerment and announcing the international initiative of the Women Environmental Entrepreneurs Fair during the World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
08 Mar 2008 | News story
More progress in Sustainable Mediterranean Fisheries
IUCN welcomes a new cooperation agreement with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), announced during the 32nd session held in Rome from 25 to 29 February 2008. …
07 Mar 2008 | News story
