 October
2007 |
October 1st, 2007 - CCIUN - Biodiversity Challenge 2010 The Canada Office of IUCN, on behalf of the Canadian Committee of IUCN, is undertaking a user needs survey in relation to the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge. This is directed, in the first instance, by way of an on-line questionnaire, towards Canadian organisations that are tracking progress in achieving conservation objectives. The survey seeks to understand the availability, accessibility and usability of such information.
Click here to participate in the survey. A more fulsome explanation of the context of the initiative is in the introductory part of the questionnaire.
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| August
2007 |
August 1st, 2007 - Kieran Mooney Joins IUCN Canada Kieran Mooney joined the IUCN Canada Office as a consultant. His main focus is on the Convention on Biological Diversity’s in-depth review of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity. His duties involve assisting in and finalizing several documents on forest biodiversity including a review of the implementation of the expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity and a document on genetically modified trees. Kieran has a Bachelor’s degree in Environment and Development and is in the process of completing his Master degree in Public Policy which he will receive in November.
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| June
2007 |
| June 18, 2007 - Field Visit to IUCN project Site in the Limpopo River Basin IUCN Mozambique and Canada team members conducted a field visit to the Limpopo River basin and conducted with the help of remote sensing and GIS experts from the Eduardo Mondlane University and from Gartner Lee Ltd a visit to the year 2000 flood affected area. The object was to validate radar image information and test new portable data collection equipment.
Full Story
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| June 13-15, 2007 - Introducing a New Decision Support System for Flood Disaster Prevention and Response Training
workshop on radarsat imagery treatment and acquisition in Maputo- Mozambique.
Full Story
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| May
2007 |
| May 08, 2007 - Tackling
the need for bioinformatics standards in conservation
- Access to the best available information on biodiversity
is essential for sustainable development. It is necessary
for strategic decision making for governments to improving
the work of international policy setting processes, along
with improving operating requirements for many businesses.
Full Story
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| Mars
2007 |
March 12, 2007 -
Biodiversity data, conservation
and traditional knowledge
A dialogue session hosted by The Conservation Commons,
March 13 and 14, 2007 - Access to the
best available data and information (or knowledge) on
biodiversity is critical for conservation success. Indigenous
people and traditional communities have, in many cases,
amassed generations of observational knowledge of local
environments. Barriers exist, however, to sharing knowledge
between indigenous communities and conservation groups.
On March 13 and 14, a dialogue session – drawing
together representatives from the conservation, First
Nations/indigenous, and scientific communities –
is being be held to initiate a process to begin tackling
these issues.
Some of the issues that will be addressed:
- The notion of traditional ecological knowledge;
- Building trust between communities which share
many common goals;
- A code of conduct for conservation and scientific
organizations to ensure respect for the culture and
heritage of indigenous people;
- Exploring the notion of a discreet indigenous component
to the Commons.
Representatives from indigenous groups, the government,
Convention on Biological Diversity and NGOs will be
present at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. A total
35 participants from Canada, the USA, New Zealand, Papouasi
New Guinea, Peru. This event is made possible due to
contribution from Environment Canada. Canadian indigenous
groups present are the Assembly of First Nations, and
representatives of the Inuits, the Crees, the Metis
from BC, the Mohawks, as well as Indigenous Peoples
Caucus and the First Nations Land Mgmt Resource Centre.
Code
of Ethics PDF (0,2 MB)
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March 8, 2007 - Canadian
Virginia Lavallee-Picard is one of the winners of IUCN's
contest: Women and Climate Change
Virginia Lavallee-Picard (1st row of pictures, for
bio click on 5th from the left)
All
winners
Communiqué
from our Director general, Julia Marton-Lefèvre
On this Women's Day, take a virtual tour of the International
Museum on Women in San Francisco. |
| February
2007 |
February 19, 2007 - New
International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection
of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
A new standard to promote the sustainable management and
trade in wild medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) was
launched today at Biofach, the World Organic Trade Fair,
Nuremberg, Germany.
IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group (chaired by
Canadian Donna Leaman), in collaboration with the German
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, and others, has
been a key player. Full
story |
| January
2007 |
January 5, 2007 - Climate
Change Petition Rejected
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights decided
it will not consider a petition filed by the Inuit Circumpolar
Conference (ICC, IUCN member) in Canada and Alaska. The
petition alleges the US government is violating human
rights of Inuit by refusing to limit its greenhouse gas
emissions and was submitted by Sheila Watt-Cloutier (then
ICC Chair) in December 2005. Details
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