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Appel à communication forum régional membre 2011 PACO/call communication regional Forum PACO 2011
Appel à communication forum régional membre 2011 PACO / call for communication regional Forum PACO 2011 …
06 Apr 2011 | News story
Community based adaptation: local solutions for a global concern
Community-based adaptation is about helping people cope with the impacts of climate change. At the recent 5th annual conference on “Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change” in Dhaka, Bangladesh, researchers, practitioners and policymakers gathered to share knowledge and experience in planning and practicing adaptation at different levels. …
06 Apr 2011 | News story
Thais pay respect to Nature in WWD
The Mekong Water Dialogues in Thailand organized a combined celebration of World Wetlands Day and World Water Day. On 2 April in collaboration with the Livelihoods and Landscapes and poverty reduction project, the community of Mae Salong Nok and partner organizations in the watershed area of Doi Mae Salong, near Chiang Rai in northern Thailand, conducted a special water ceremony to pay their respects to nature and also planted trees within the local forest.
05 Apr 2011 | News story
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Reforesting Saint Helena
A forest restoration project on St Helena, one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world, has been presented with a major UK conservation award. Since 2002, the local community has planted over 10,000 endangered Gumwood trees that are found nowhere else in the world to reinstate the native forest of 250 hectares. …
05 Apr 2011 | News story
CEL Steering Committee meeting 2011
The Commission on Environmental Law held the 2011 meeting on March 24th and 25th in Asuncion, Paraguay.
The CEL Chair presented the 2010 Report to Steering Committee members and guests.
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05 Apr 2011 | News story
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Working with Vaka crews on environmental messaging
IUCN Oceania has had a close relationship with the Fiji Islands Voyaging Society (FIVS) since its inception in 2009, to the point that staff have been aboard the Uto Ni Yalo (the FIVS flagship) on several occasions, and one staff member joining a sail to Savusavu as a crew member. …
04 Apr 2011 | News story
Rumbles in the jungle
Naresh Subedi, Nepal
Office? The jungle. Colleagues? Elephants, rhinos and tigers. Naresh Subedi has many stories to tell. Stories that are not only fascinating and impressive but that can also make your hair stand on end. …
04 Apr 2011 | News story
The lonely ranger
Héctor Antonio Caymaris Zanelli - Uruguay
No salary and lack of government support have not stopped the young park ranger Héctor Caymaris from reversing the decline of species in Uruguay’s Laguna de Rocha reserve, showing the local communities what difference a young leader can make in protecting their natural treasures. …
04 Apr 2011 | News story
The communicator
Dr Phaivanh Phiapalath - the Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic
In a country like Laos, where rapid socio-economic development is driven by the exploitation of natural resources, and the human and financial resources to protect the environment are extremely scarce, nature conservation is not the highest priority. Phaivanh Phiapalath, IUCN's Senior Programme Officer specialized in protected areas management and wildlife in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has found a way to put nature on top of many people’s agendas. His secret is 'friendly communication'. …
04 Apr 2011 | News story
The man who saves turtles
Dr Nicolas Pilcher - Malaysia
Nick saves sea turtles. In a nutshell that’s what he does. But he has to look far beyond their nesting grounds to make it work. …
04 Apr 2011 | News story
