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Expertos sobre el cambio climático crean el ´Mensaje de Granada´
Unas jornadas medioambientales elaboran este documento, que se presentará en la Conferencia de Copenhague de diciembre …
17 Nov 2009 | International news release
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IUCN expertise in UN push for sustainable energy for all
IUCN’s Director General joined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this week to outline his Sustainable Energy for All initiative to the media. …
22 Jan 2012 | News story
More recognition needed for Blue Carbon’s role in curbing climate change
The critical role of coastal ecosystem management in curbing climate change and the need to fully integrate it in climate change and biodiversity policies were the focus of the “Blue Carbon – Managing coastal ecosystems for climate change mitigation” symposium that took place in the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday. …
13 Jan 2012 | News story
REDD+ in Africa: new initiative launched by Netherlands Committee
IUCN – as the world’s largest environmental network -- is one union with many faces. Here in Durban at the UN climate conference (UNFCCC COP17), one such face is that of IUCN’s National Committee of the Netherlands. Represented by their Senior Advisor on Energy and Climate, Carl Königel, the Netherlands Committee are in Durban launching the African Terrestrial Carbon Centre (ATCC), their new initiative on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) in Africa. …
09 Dec 2011 | News story
Guatemala advances with REDD+, says IUCN
Durban, South Africa, 8 December 2011 (IUCN) — Guatemala’s National Forest Service (INAB) has recognized wider land rights for indigenous peoples and local communities, making it possible for these groups to access benefits and payments from Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, known as REDD+, according to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). … | French | Spanish
08 Dec 2011 | News story
Faith in the convention: a spirit of trust at climate talks
The world’s major religions have become increasingly engaged in environmental issues in recent years. At this week’s UNFCCC COP17 climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute (SAFCEI) is one example of how major faiths are not only getting involved in climate change debates, but are uniting across faiths in order to speak with one voice on issues of environmental justice. …
08 Dec 2011 | News story
Will Africa Climate Talks deliver for Africa
The 54-nation African Group says its minimum expectation from the COP 17 climate change conference in Durban is a second commitment period to the Kyoto Protocol. However, that result seems someway off at present.
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08 Dec 2011 | News story
First action plan for world’s blue carbon policy
The first policy framework outlining activities needed to include coastal marine areas such as mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrasses into the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has been presented in a report by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Conservation International (CI). … | French | Spanish
06 Dec 2011 | News story
Forest Day: the face of forests at UN climate change negotiations
Forest Day has become something of a tradition at the annual UN climate change conference, the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP). Here at COP17 in Durban, Forest Day 5 was held on 4 December, bringing together over 1000 people who work on – and are passionate about – forestry issues, including more than 200 official climate change negotiators. …
06 Dec 2011 | News story
Empowering local communities defends against climate change
Durban, South Africa, 5 December 2011 (IUCN) — The world’s poorest people are on the frontlines of climate change, with everything to lose and little to cushion the blow of its far-reaching impacts. A new position paper by the Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network (ELAN) illustrates how empowering local communities to pursue sustainable livelihoods while managing their natural resources can contribute to better adaptation in the face of climate change. … | French | Spanish
05 Dec 2011 | International news release
The place to be at COP17: The Adaptation Hub
There has been an unprecedented buzz around climate change adaptation so far at this year’s UN Climate Change conference, the UNFCCC COP17 in Durban, South Africa. …
03 Dec 2011 | News story
