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Enhancing engagement of IUCN-Med with councillors and commissions
On 28 and 29 January, a meeting was held by the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in the aim of “enhancing engagement of IUCN-Med with councillors and commissions". The meeting, which took place at the Civic Centre in
19 Mar 2009 | News story
Maher Mahjoub, new Vice Chair of the IUCN WCPA
Maher Mahjoub from Tunisia has just been named Vice Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas for the region encompassing North Africa, the Middle East and Western Asia. … | French | Spanish
05 Mar 2009 | News story
Estimated carbon emissions from the IUCN World Conservation Congress fully offset
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is a truly unique event in its capacity to unite so many members of the global environmental community. To the delegates, this unmatched opportunity for learning, exchanging ideas, and meeting new people is priceless. … | French | Spanish
12 Feb 2009 | News story
Buy, Sell and Trade! Free Game on Ecosystem Services.
IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), along with input from key stakeholders (Earthwatch Institute, World Resources Institute, Katoomba Group/Forest Trends, the US Business Council for Sustainable Development and Fundacion Entorno) have developed a free, interactive and fun game about how ecosystem markets work. …
20 Jan 2009 | News story
Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants on Google
IUCN-Med has created and published its “Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants” layer on Google Earth. This layer is based on “The Top 50 Mediterranean Island Plants” publication presenting a selection of 50 of the most threatened plant species growing on Mediterranean islands. …
15 Dec 2008 | News story
Mediterranean Reflections 2007
You will see in this report that IUCN-Med had another busy and fulfilling year working closely with our IUCN partners in the Mediterranean, members, Councillors, Commission members and National Committees, learning from them, sharing our knowledge and doing our utmost to communicate better with all of them. …
28 Oct 2008 | Downloads - document
Mediterranean Reflections 2006
As you can see in this progress report, the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation made incredible progress during 2006. We validated and made available stunning facts about our Mediterranean biodiversity and its links to society. We learnt that a quarter of our amphibians are in danger of extinction; that half of the reptile species found in our region are threatened; that water pollution and extraction are pressuring 56% of our freshwater fish to disappear, and that marine resources are in strong need of protection measures due to over
fishing, maritime traffic and coastal development. …
27 Oct 2008 | Downloads - document
Status of Marine Protected Areas in the Mediterranean Sea
Ameer Abdulla, Marina Gomei, Elodie Maison, and Catherine Piante … | French
16 Oct 2008 | Downloads - publication
Adapting to Global Change - Mediterranean Forests
16 Oct 2008 | Downloads - publication
Mediterranean Mountains in a Changing World - Guidelines for developing action plans
16 Oct 2008 | Downloads - publication
