Press release | 02 Sep, 2010
The 2010 Swiss Solar Energy Prize has been awarded to the ground-breaking solar energy system created by Romande Energie and mounted on the recently inaugurated offices of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Communiqué de presse | 02 Sep, 2010
Mise à l’honneur du parc solaire
Le Prix Solaire suisse 2010 distingue l’intégration d’une installation photovoltaïque réalisée par Romande Energie sur le nouveau bâtiment de l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature, l’UICN, exemplaire en termes d’efficience énergétique.
Press release | 01 Sep, 2010
Samoa seeks gender approach to strengthen national energy projects
Several government ministries in Samoa are engaged in a week long gender mainstreaming training this week in the attempt to strengthen their project implementation, particularly renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, and community level interaction.
Story | 10 Agu, 2010
A story of rights and conflict - Pangani River, Tanzania
There is little doubt that the climate in the Pangani River basin, shared by Kenya and Tanzania, is changing fast. Along the length of its 500 km course, users talk of better times, lodged in living memory, when there was simply more water. The Pangani was higher and stronger, and flow was...
Story | 10 Agu, 2010
Ghost Forest art project praised by IUCN Director General
IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefevre, has accepted the role of ambassador for a major art installation called “Ghost Forest”, by British artist Angela Palmer.
Story | 02 Agu, 2010
A visit to IUCN Secretariat by Shell’s Manager of Sensitive Areas
Joanna Cochrane, Manager Sensitive Areas in Shell Upstream International, visited the IUCN Secretariat to present Shell's newly formed Sensitive Areas team and hold exploratory discussions.