Nouvelles par thème
It’s ocean time for Latin America
Marine protected areas should be the new priority for South American governments, according to those who attended the Latin American Parks Congress earlier this month.
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17 Oct 2007 | News story
New Book Series on Access and Benefit-sharing
In one of IUCN’s three Side Events organized during the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG-ABS) in Montreal, Canada, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre launched the first three books of the ‘ABS Series’ – a five-volume sub-series of the ELP’s Environmental Policy and Law Papers. …
12 Oct 2007 | News story
Call for Applications - 2008 Conservation Leadership Programme Awards
The Conservation Leadership Programme (formerly the BP Conservation Programme) -supported by some prominent IUCN members, such as WCS, Birdlife International and Fauna & Flora International- is pleased to announce the call for applications for 2008 CLP Team Awards. …
12 Oct 2007 | News story
Regional Guidelines for Soil Legislation in the Balkans
An international conference was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25-28 September
2007 on Soil Erosion and Torrent Control as a Factor in Sustainable River Basin
Management, to celebrate 100 years of experience with soil erosion control in the
Balkan region. …
10 Oct 2007 | News story
Lebanon oil spill documentary wins first prize at international film festival
The film, called The Oil Spill in Lebanon , depicts the environmentally-disastrous oil slick caused by Israel 's bombing of the Jiyyeh power plant in south Lebanon on July 13 and 15, 2006. …
08 Oct 2007 | News story
New water initiative launched in Viet Nam
“Water Partnership ‘Water for Food and Ecosystems (WFE)’ Vietnam – Netherlands”, a new initiative that IUCN is involved in, is the Viet Nam Government’s latest effort to sustainably manage water resources in order to support adequate food production and healthy ecosystems. …
07 Oct 2007 | News story
New concept explored in Viet Nam: Fire ecology
Forests fires are a natural ecological phenomenon. Effective fire management should endeavour to exploit the positive role of fires while mitigating its negative impacts. …
07 Oct 2007 | News story
Helping hands needed: Marine turtles and their habitats
Forty eight essays and 108 paintings about marine turtles and their habitats from junior high school pupils on Minh Chau Island in the gulf of Tonkin were judged this September by a committee of environmental and community education activists, local conservationists, teachers, and representative from IUCN Viet Nam. …
07 Oct 2007 | News story
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices: Working toward better forest governance
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) project coordination team members from around the world met in Brazil this September to strategize how to institute improved forest governance in the Global South. …
07 Oct 2007 | News story
Armed Conflict and the Environment
On September 17-18, 2007, the CEL Specialist Group on Armed Conflict and the Environment co-convened an international meeting on "Managing Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Societies: Lessons in Making the Transition to Peace." …
05 Oct 2007 | News story
