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Tuvalu Vows to Go Carbon Neutral by 2020
IUCN welcomes the decision by Tuvalu to have all its energy generated from renewable sources by 2020. …
22 Jul 2009 | News story
New Toolkit to Help Turtles
Te mana o te moana, a non-profit organization in French Polynesia and a new member of IUCN, has been promoting their Honu Toolkit to the people of French Polynesia since its launch on World Oceans Day, in June of this year. …
13 Jul 2009 | News story
Banking on Biodiversity
The members of the Pacific Islands Roundtable for Nature Conservation met in Honiara from 28 June to the 2 July 2009 to discuss the state of the Pacific Islands environment and review commitments to the Pacific Islands Action Strategy for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas. “Banking on Biodiversity” is the product of those discussions and a call to action in response to the growing threats to the Pacific Islands Region. …
07 Jul 2009 | News story
Strengthening Sustainability and Energy Security in Small Island Developing States
Island nations face some pressing challenges in the 21st century which heighten the importance and imperative of moving to more sustainable and secure energy futures. IUCN, with the Austria Development Cooperation, organised a parallel session at the Vienna Energy Conference 22-24 June 2009. …
06 Jul 2009 | News story
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Wildlife crisis worse than economic crisis – IUCN
Life on Earth is under serious threat, despite the commitment by world leaders to reverse the trend, according to a detailed analysis of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. … | French | Spanish
02 Jul 2009 | International news release
Solomon Islands Hosts Environment Gathering
Pacific Island nature conservation partners are meeting this week in Honiara to help progress implementation of the region’s nature conservation objectives. The 12th meeting of the Roundtable for Nature Conservation was officially opened by the Honourable Mr Gordon Lilo Darcy, Minister for Environment, Conservation and Meteorology. … | French | Spanish
29 Jun 2009 | International news release
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Living the Island Life, in D.C.
IUCN is delighted to announce the appointment of Kate Brown as the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) Coordinator, who will be based out of the U.S. office in Washington, D.C. …
26 Jun 2009 | News story
Call for Nominations for IUCN Regional Councillor for Oceania
Mr Lionel Gibson, elected by the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona in October 2008 as IUCN Regional Councillor for Oceania, has resigned from the IUCN Council due to his current work commitments. …
26 Jun 2009 | News story
IUCN Welcomes Fiji as New State Member
The Government of Fiji has officially announced its decision to join IUCN by adhering to the IUCN Statutes. The Department of Environment has been designated by the Government of Fiji as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat. …
25 Jun 2009 | News story
"Invest in Nature Now !" - Director General Launches Public Lecture Series
“We need to adopt an alternative paradigm in which Investment in Natural Capital is central” That was the message IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefѐvre gave in her address to launch the IUCN-USP Public lecture series, held at the University of the South Pacific’s Faculty of Business and Economics lecture theatre, in Laucala on June 10th. …
19 Jun 2009 | News story
