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New Assessment for the Arctic
IUCN welcomes the first comprehensive study of arctic marine transportation …
18 May 2009 | News story
Coral triangle initiative celebrated
The first inter-state agreement in the coral triangle towards marine conservation efforts has been signed by six countries at the Coral Triangle Summit. …
18 May 2009 | News story
The Tsunami Legacy
To better respond to natural disasters, governments should invest more in risk reduction for vulnerable communities and make sure to reflect gender concerns in the recovery processes - says a report launched on 24th April 2009 at the United Nations. According to the “The Tsunami Legacy – Innovation, Breakthroughs and Change” report, involving local communities in the recovery process is as instrumental as installing high-tech early warning systems. The report also highlights the need for governments to incorporate disaster risk reduction measures in national development plans. …
01 May 2009 | News story
Cuba - The Crown Jewel of the Caribbean - But for how much longer?
Earlier this week the Brookings Institution brought together a panel of marine experts to outline a new path for the United States and Cuba to work together on environmental issues to protect diverse marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. …
01 May 2009 | News story
Marine Ecosystems and Climate Change: The Bigger Picture
New report highlights the impacts of climate change across the marine ecosystem …
29 Apr 2009 | News story
Beauty and the High Seas
Luxury beauty brand with an eco-conscious teams up with IUCN …
24 Apr 2009 | News story
Most successful Congress to date says report
The final evaluation report available as well in French and Spanish,of the 2008 World Conservation Congress (WCC), held in Barcelona, is available for consultation. The report, performed by independent evaluators Universalia, calls the Barcelona Congress the most successful congress to date. …
24 Apr 2009 | News story
Making Waves
Earlier this month, the Inter-American Development Bank hosted the largest DCMC meeting to date, with over 85 participants from numerous organizations including NOAA, EPA, USAID, GEF, World Bank, US State Department, UNEP, TNC, CI, WWF, Oceana, the list goes on. The subject that generated so much interest? Oceans and climate change. …
23 Apr 2009 | News story
Eat well, save money, and protect the rainforest
New York restaurant donates 15% to protect Amazon rainforest in celebration of Earth Day …
22 Apr 2009 | News story
Roots of the meltdown and lessons for our future
By IUCN President Ashok Khosla
Americans have a wonderful saying, that “a rising tide raises all boats”. Unfortunately, this is not true for the boats that are anchored to the bottom of the economic sea, such as the poor, the marginalized and the economically handicapped who are unable to acquire the skills or capital that would liberate them to float up with the rest. …
22 Apr 2009 | News story
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