África del Este y del Sur
JICA Officials Visit ESARO
IUCN ESARO regional office in Nairobi recently hosted two JICA officials who are doing a preparatory study with a view to developing a hydropower master plan for the Government of Uganda. The objective of the preparatory study is to formulate a master plan for long term power development in Uganda. The results of the study are expected to contribute to the smooth implementation of the master plan.
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13 Mar 2009 | News story
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Head of Species Programme Tours Region
The Head of the Global Species Programme, Dr Jane Smart, recently visited the Eastern and Southern Africa Region. Dr. Smart, who is also the Director of the Biodiversity Conservation Group, first visited the ESARO Regional Office in Nairobi and held discussion with the Regional Director ad interim, Hasting Chikoko, and other staff on a range of topics. She also made a presentation on the Species Programme and the Red List process to staff, local IUCN members and Commission members, and met IUCN partners …
13 Mar 2009 | News story
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WISP Website Revamped
The World Initiative for Sustainable Patoralism (WISP) website has been revamped and the new version can be accessed at: www.iucn.org/wisp …
13 Mar 2009 | News story
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Degradation of Rangelands a Threat to Environment
Continued degradation of rangelands will have a far-reaching impact on the environment. According to a report titled “Carbon Finance in Rangelands: An assessment of Potential in Communal Rangelands” rangelands are the largest land use type, covering about 40% of the world’s land surface and have the potential to play a big role in carbon sequestration, yet they continue to be viewed as unproductive. “In many countries, rangelands are misunderstood as under- or non-productive lands and pastoralism seen as backward, of little economic value, and often also environmentally destructive. In this context, there is a risk that pastoralists’ grazing rights are significantly altered in the framework of rangeland carbon finance projects,” says the report based on a study supported by the World Initiative on Sustainable pastoralism (WISP), the Global Environment Facility, UNDP and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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12 Mar 2009 | News story
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IUCN Councillors for Africa report back on their first Council meeting
The IUCN Council meeting was held recently. Here is the report from Councillors for Africa (Yolan Freidmann, Brahim Haddane and Hillary Masundire):
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12 Mar 2009 | News story
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IUCN members define the Programme for Zimbabwe
12 Mar 2009 | News story
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Seeking ways forward to balancing competing water needs
Environmental flows refer to water provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people. As part of IUCN’s work on promoting awareness and implementing environmental flows, the IUCN Water Programme is supporting the International Conference on Implementing Environmental Water Allocations (IEWA) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. …
27 Feb 2009 | News story
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Bryan Havemann is the new Chair of the IUCN National Committee of South Africa
The IUCN Committee of South Africa elected Bryan Havemann as the new Chair during a recent meeting held at De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife. Bryan is the National Director of Conservation at the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA). …
14 Feb 2009 | News story
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Compensación total de las emisiones carbónicas estimadas del Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN
El Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN es un evento verdaderamente único por su capacidad de convocatoria de tan numerosos miembros de la comunidad mundial del medio ambiente. Esta oportunidad sin igual de aprender, intercambiar ideas y conocer gente es invalorable para los delegados. No obstante, la mayor reunión mundial del medio ambiente representa también un coste para el planeta. Una evaluación independiente de los gases de efecto invernadero del Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN (Barcelona, 5-14 de octubre de 2008), realizada por ECCM, calculó que el evento generó 7.934 toneladas de equivalentes de dióxido de carbono. … | English | French
12 Feb 2009 | News story
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Don’t wait to produce renewable energy sustainably, urges IUCN
A hands-on guide to producing bioenergy without harming the environment was launched today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to coincide with the World Future Energy summit in
21 Jan 2009 | News story
