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Businesses Push Ahead Council for Sustainable Development
Representatives from leading Vietnamese enterprises agreed to move forward with the IUCN-supported Viet Nam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD) at a stakeholder consultation meeting on Feb. 24, 2009. …
25 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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Global Reporting Initiative Releases Mining & Metals Supplement for Public Comment
The Global Reporting Initiative has released the Mining and Metals Sector Supplement for public comment. …
09 Feb 2009 | News story
Rio Tinto – IUCN Relationship Negotiations Continue
Rio Tinto and IUCN continue to discuss the possibility of a formal relationship arrangement, with an IUCN Secretariat staff visit to Australia and Indonesia during November and December, 2008 and a visit to the London headquarters of Rio Tinto in January, 2009. …
23 Jan 2009 | News story
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
Buy, Sell and Trade! Free Game on Ecosystem Services.
IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), along with input from key stakeholders (Earthwatch Institute, World Resources Institute, Katoomba Group/Forest Trends, the US Business Council for Sustainable Development and Fundacion Entorno) have developed a free, interactive and fun game about how ecosystem markets work. …
20 Jan 2009 | News story
IUCN supporting sustainable rubber development in Lao PDR
IUCN Lao PDR recently supported a consultation workshop on investment trends and actors in the Lao rubber sector, working with the National Economic Research Institute. …
08 Jan 2009 | News story
Making blue energy green with E.ON
IUCN’s Global Marine Programme and Energy, Ecosystems and Livelihoods Initiative are initiating research into the ecosystem and livelihood implications of marine-based energy alternatives. This work is intended to inform policy and practice of governments, the private sector and the conservation community and will be supported by the Swedish government and the energy company E.ON. …
15 Dec 2008 | News story
Field Trip to Formulate Projects in Kien Giang
Four experts from IUCN Viet Nam, Holcim Viet Nam Limited (HVL) and the Institute of Tropical Biology (ITB) are embarking on a tour of the province that houses some of the cement producer’s main national quarrying sites to settle the terms of a conservation collaboration planned between the two organisations. …
03 Dec 2008 | News story
Organizaciones unen esfuerzos en pro del desarrollo urbano sostenible en Centroamérica
¿Es posible construir ciudades sostenibles?, es el nombre del foro que impulsa la Unión de Organizaciones en pro del desarrollo urbano sostenible en Centroamérica que tendrá lugar del 26 al 28 de noviembre en el auditorio del Colegio de Ingenieros y Arquitectos, en San José, Costa Rica. …
21 Nov 2008 | News story
