África del Este y del Sur
Turtle nesting season begins in Seychelles
It is that time of the year again and hawksbill turtles are making their annual pilgrimage to Seychelles’ shores to nest. The hawksbill breeds throughout Seychelles, peaking between mid-October and mid- January. On Cousin Island, an early appearance was reported on August 8. Appearances are starting to pick up now and more turtles will arrive in November, December and January. …
26 Jan 2010 | News story
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First regional members’ meeting: Commitment to action
Members from the Eastern and Southern Africa have committed to contribute to the implementation of the IUCN Programme in collaboration with the Secretariat. The commitment was made during the first members’ meeting that was held in Nairobi, Kenya from 22-23 October 2009. …
26 Jan 2010 | News story
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UICN acoge con agrado al Reino de Lesotho como nuevo Estado Miembro
El Gobierno del Reino de Lesotho ha anunciado oficialmente su decisión de unirse a la UICN y adherirse a sus Estatutos. … | English | French
21 Jan 2010 | News story
Cattle trough transforms pastoralist community
The Pangani Basin Water Office and IUCN through the Global Water Initiative, have supported the construction of a cattle trough in Ruvu, Same district which is in an extremely dry area of Tanzania where the majority of the population are pastoralists. …
20 Jan 2010 | News story
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The Limpopo Joint Management Board welcomes the IUCN-CESVI transboundary project
The Joint Management Board (JMB) of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) has welcomed the activities that the IUCN-CESVI Limpopo Transboundary Programme is implementing in the GLTFCA. …
20 Jan 2010 | News story
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IUCN places its footprints at the Africa Water Week
IUCN mounted a successful exhibition stand and a side event at the 2nd Africa Water Week held in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa from 9-13 November 2009. The exhibition showcased IUCN work including WANI toolkits and PACO publications on the Volta basin and most of the published were picked before the middle of the week and people kept on asking for more IUCN documents. …
20 Jan 2010 | News story
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Empowering women in pastoral societies
The World initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) has released a report that showcases best practices on pastoralist women’s empowerment. Authored by by Fiona Flintan on behalf of WISP, the report focuses on pastoralist women from pastoral communities across the world. …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
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Experts endorse priority interventions for the Molopo-Nossob River Basin
IUCN convened experts and government officials from the Molopo-Nossob River Basin to discuss and agree on priority activities to tackle land degradation in the Kalahari-Namib ecosystem and promote joint management involving Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
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Eye witness: Zambia
Communities across Southern Africa are looking to new ways of coping with the impacts of climate change, mainly the droughts and floods which are disrupting their farming cycles and undermining their livelihoods. They are learning how to sustainably manage the natural resources that are critical to sustain them in uncertain conditions. …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
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A move towards a transboundary forum for local leaders in Limpopo
Local government and traditional authorities around the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) have unanimously agreed to have a regional forum at which local leaders could meet and share ideas on the transboundary management of natural resources. This was agreed at a regional meeting held on 1st to 2nd November at Tshipise Forever Resort in the Vhembe District of the Limpopo Province, South Africa, and brought together local government and traditional authorities from each of the participating countries (Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe). …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
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