Article | 15 Jun, 2016
Atelier de validation des cartes
L’énorme potentiel forestier de la RDC est connu de tout le monde. Avec 153 millions d’hectares de forêts dont 66% de forêts denses et humides (DIAF, 2015), la RDC est le 2ème pays forestier tropical au monde. Ces forêts représentent près de 10% des forêts tropicales humides de la planète, et…
Story | 01 Jun, 2016
Concurso de jornalismo « Água e Meio Ambiente » 2016
O Programa África Central e Ocidental da União Internacional para a Conservação da Natureza (UICN/PACO), no quadro do seu programa “Partenariado para a governação ambiental na África Ocidental (PAGE)”, em colaboração com o Partenariado Regional da Água da África Ocidental (GWP/AO) e do…
Story | 01 Jun, 2016
Media competition « Water and environment » 2016
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Central Africa and West African Programme (IUCN/ PACO) as part of its program "Partnership for environmental Governance in West Africa (PAGE)", Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP / WA ) and the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of…
Article | 01 Jun, 2016
Concours de journalisme « Eau et environnement » 2016
Le Programme Afrique Centrale et Occidentale de l’Union Internationale de Conservation de la Nature (UICN/PACO) dans le cadre de son programme « Partenariat pour la gouvernance environnementale en Afrique de l’Ouest (PAGE) », en collaboration avec le Partenariat Régional de l’Eau de l’Afrique de…
Publication | 2015
In this publication, several case studies from the African continent illustrate the "nature-based solutions" approach and offer hope that effective solutions to the climate change dilemma can be addressed through local responses that also achieve mutual benefits for biodiversity conservation and…
Story | 11 Nov, 2015
IUCN and UNESCO welcome no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil
IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, and UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre have welcomed a new commitment by British company Tullow Oil plc to stay out of World Heritage sites. The firm had received a licence to explore for…
Publication | 2015
Ethics and climate change : a study of national commitments
Climate change is the most significant moral and environmental issue of our time. This project seeks to help deepen explicit ethical reflection around the world on national responses to climate change by developing a publicly available record on national compliance with ethical obligations for…
Press release | 02 Jul, 2015
Jamaica’s first World Heritage listing ups the number of natural sites to 229
The Blue and John Crow Mountains has become Jamaica’s first World Heritage site today, following advice from IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, responsible for evaluating the site’s natural values. Extensions of South Africa’s Cape Floral Region Protected Areas and Viet…
Story | 14 May, 2015
IUCN recommends action for natural World Heritage in danger
Key recommendations by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, on new and threatened natural World Heritage sites are released today ahead of the World Heritage Committee meeting which takes place in Bonn, Germany from 28 June to 8 July. IUCN recommends that Colombia’s Los…
Artículo | 14 May, 2015
La UICN recomienda actuar en favor del Patrimonio Mundial natural en peligro
La UICN, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, publica hoy, con anterioridad a la reunión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial que tendrá lugar el 28 de junio al 8 de julio en Bonn (Alemania), una serie de recomendaciones clave sobre sitios naturales del Patrimonio Mundial…