Agosto
International Year of Youth Launched Today
12 August 2010 -- International Year of Youth to Be Launched Today at United Nations Headquarters, on theme of ‘Dialogue and Mutual Understanding’ …
12 Aug 2010 | News story
Analizaron metodologías para evaluar el estado de los peces de la Cuenca del Plata
Evaluaron los resultados obtenidos aplicando los criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN y del método MEGA, y la disponibilidad de información. …
12 Aug 2010 | News story
A JEM of a business
Stories of start-up businesses run by twenty-somethings are a dime a dozen in the 21st century. But a group of high school and college students in the Guatemalan highlands have a truly unique tale to tell. …
12 Aug 2010 | News story
Floods in Pakistan – interview partners available
Well-managed floodplains can help reduce the impact of disasters such as flooding, and help to decrease the vulnerability of cities and agricultural areas which lie in the path of devastating floods such as those in Pakistan. …
11 Aug 2010 | News story
Search for lost amphibians
Teams of scientists around the world have launched an unprecedented search in the hope of rediscovering 100 species of "lost" amphibians – animals considered potentially extinct but that may be holding on in a few remote places – Conservation International and the IUCN Amphibian Specialist Group announced today. …
11 Aug 2010 | News story
Ghost Forest art project praised by IUCN Director General
IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefevre, has accepted the role of ambassador for a major art installation called “Ghost Forest”, by British artist Angela Palmer. …
11 Aug 2010 | News story
Keeping the giant catfish in Thailand's Mekong River
There were roast chickens and rice, pig’s heads and beer – all borne in a solemn procession as offerings to an unlikely recipient, the Mekong giant catfish. …
11 Aug 2010 | News story
Kiribati celebrates World Heritage Listing
Following the decision made at the 34th World Heritage Committee meeting held in Brazil last week, celebrations were high amongst Kiribati nationals residing in Fiji as they came together on Monday night to honor the efforts and the recognition awarded to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area as one of the new World Heritage Sites listed by UNESCO. …
11 Aug 2010 | News story
CEC Newsletter August 2010
Look for 'good practices' among the 35 news items in the July/August issue of the IUCN CEC Newsletter. …
06 Aug 2010 | News story
Greening Education Conference
The annual International Event on Greening Education will be held 27-29 October in Karlsruhe, Germany. The focus is on ecologizing curriculum, greening courses and creating low carbon education institutions. …
06 Aug 2010 | News story
