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Honouring forest heroes and champions
Five seemingly ordinary people who have done extraordinary work for their communities and forests are being recognized as 'Forest Heroes' at a special 'Forests for People' ceremony taking place today in Istanbul. The awards are being presented as 197 member States meet at the 10th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). …
10 Apr 2013 | News story
Your questions answered: Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions
Following the launch of the 'Nexus Dialogue on Water Infrastructure Solutions', a Question & Answer overview on the initiative is now available. …
09 Apr 2013 | News story
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Momentum for nature’s ‘blue carbon’ solution to climate change
Efforts to restore marine ecosystems that store vast amounts of carbon have received a boost with the launch of a new website that provides the latest blue carbon science and policy. …
02 Apr 2013 | News story
Rolex Young Laureate leads conservation in Paraguay
A trip to Paraguay in 2008 changed the life of Karina Atkinson, a young woman from Glasgow, Scotland, with big ambitions. She fell in love with the country and set up Para La Tierra, an NGO dedicated to the conservation of Reserva Natural Laguna Blanca, the site of a natural lake that lies at the meeting point of three major eco-regions. …
26 Mar 2013 | News story
La gestión transfronteriza del agua en América del Sur sí es posible
A propósito del Día Mundial del Agua, compartimos con ustedes la experiencia de la UICN a través del proyecto mundial BRIDGE, que incluyó a tres cuencas transfronterizas ubicadas en Ecuador, Perú y Bolivia. …
22 Mar 2013 | News story
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World Water Day, by Mark Smith
Blog article by Mark Smith. "World Water Day is like any themed global day: it’s not really to ‘celebrate’ water, it’s about getting people to pay attention and decide they’re going to take action to solve water problems." …
22 Mar 2013 | News story
Access to Genetic Resources: Meeting in Havana, Cuba
Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agricultural and food industries around the world have given us innumerable products derived from genetic resources in nature. Sharing the benefits of these products equitably has been of concern to biodiverse developing countries, whose natural resources have given rise to new drugs, crop varieties, and herbal supplements. Providing international access to these resources for research and development, and sharing the commercial benefits of such use, can be beneficial for social and economic development. At the same time, access and benefit-sharing (ABS) offers a concrete example of valuing biodiversity and its ecosystem services, and an economic tool to take proper account of this value. … | Spanish
22 Mar 2013 | News story
Join the International Day of Forests celebrations by planting your pledge for action!
More than 1.6 billion people around the world depend on forests for their livelihoods, not just for food but also for fuel, livestock grazing and for medicine. …
21 Mar 2013 | News story
Explanatory Guide of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing now available in Spanish
IUCN has launched the Explanatory Guide of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, in Havana, Cuba, during the workshop of the ABS LAC Regional Project. The guide was presented by the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and IUCN Global Policy Unit. … | Spanish
19 Mar 2013 | News story
Countdown to World Water Day!
Each year World Water Day (WWD) is celebrated on the 22nd of March, and has become one of the key dates on the UN calendar. The day marks a special focus on global water issues, with this year in particular global attention on water cooperation. …
18 Mar 2013 | News story
