Ecosystem
Biofuel potential for rural development
Biofuels have the potential to contribute greatly to rural development and increase the sustainable energy options to rural communities. …
12 May 2009 | News story
Shell Sustainability Report
Shell released its 2008 Sustainability Report today. IUCN has worked with Shell on various biodiversity related projects over the past ten years and notes positively that Shell’s reporting on sustainability in general has steadily improved over recent years, with increasing detail and transparency. …
08 May 2009 | News story
Greening blue energy
IUCN’s partnership project with E.ON is underway. IUCN and E.ON met to identify the key issues of offshore renewable energies and agree on a collaborative research programme. …
07 May 2009 | News story
IUCN features in Pacific Minister's Meeting
The second Regional Energy Officials meeting and the Pacific Energy Ministers meeting was held in Nukualofa, Tonga from the 20th – 24th of April. These biennial meetings, focussed on the theme, “Strengthening the Fragile Pacific Islands Energy Sector – Addressing energy, economy and environment in a period of rapid change”. It was a critical discussion for Pacific Island countries currently undergoing considerable pressure to sustain their fragile economies with the current global recession and uncertainties in oil prices. This has raised alternative energy options to the top of the agenda including renewable energies. …
30 Apr 2009 | News story
No energy security without ecosystem security in Eastern and Southern Africa
Experts have designed a series of ecosystem and livelihood principles for energy decision-makers, which are relevant not just regionally but globally. …
30 Apr 2009 | News story
IUCN welcomes reprieve for whales
IUCN is delighted that Sakhalin Energy followed the advice of an expert panel and stopped all seismic surveys affecting the Western Gray Whale. …
28 Apr 2009 | News story
Most successful Congress to date says report
The final evaluation report available as well in French and Spanish,of the 2008 World Conservation Congress (WCC), held in Barcelona, is available for consultation. The report, performed by independent evaluators Universalia, calls the Barcelona Congress the most successful congress to date. …
24 Apr 2009 | News story
How to stop biofuel crops becoming invasive
Experts have come up with a series of tips for biofuel producers to stop biofuel crops becoming invasive species. …
23 Apr 2009 | News story
Nairobi Statement on Climate Change Adaptation
Ministers and senior officials from more than 20 countries joined government representatives, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs in Nairobi, to finalise the Nairobi Statement on Land and Water Management for Adaptation to Climate Change. …
21 Apr 2009 | News story
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Troubles in the Coconut Grove
Could rising sea levels undermine the potential for islands to produce biofuels from coconut oil? Tonga’s sea level monitoring programme has registered a 10 mm rise in recent years, and the trend is likely to continue. …
21 Apr 2009 | News story
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