Nouvelles des Membres et pour les Membres
Building Transboundary Trust in the Andes
Information on water flows, how much rainfall, and where the water goes is critical for both water and environmental management, but also for economic development and security. … | Spanish
06 May 2010 | News story
The Midori Prize for Biodiversity
The AEON Environmental Foundation of Japan has announced the establishment of “the Midori Prize for Biodiversity”. This prize will be implemented in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Japan Ministry of the Environment, an IUCN Member, and the United Nations University. …
06 May 2010 | News story
Governments to debate planet "bailout"
Never has the world faced a more pressing crisis than the current loss of biodiversity, which affects every man, woman and child. The gap between the pressure on our natural resources and governments’ response to the deterioration is widening. IUCN is calling for governments to come up with a “bailout plan,” a 10-year strategy that will help countries halt and reverse this loss. …
06 May 2010 | International news release
Tiger Conservation Communication: CEPA Workshop in Sundarbans
CEC members Frits Hesselink and Malcolm Whitehead facilitated a five-day CEPA workshop on board a boat cruising the Sundarbans. It was strategic communication planning meeting of the Tiger Action Plan, launched by the Wildlife Trust of Bangladesh, and inspired by the CEPA Toolkit. …
06 May 2010 | News story
L’UICN accueille les Îles Salomon, nouvel État Membre de l’Union
Le gouvernement des Îles Salomon a officiellement annoncé sa décision de rejoindre l’UICN et d’adhérer aux Statuts de l’UICN, devenant ainsi le 83ème État Membre de l’UICN. Le Ministère de l’environnement, de la conservation et de la météorologie a été désigné par le gouvernement des Îles Salomon comme organe de liaison avec le Secrétariat de l’UICN. … | English | Spanish
05 May 2010 | News story
Science needn't cost the earth
Background: Key decisions which could help to reverse the current extinction crisis will be decided at the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or SBSTTA, which takes place in Nairobi, Kenya from 10 to 21 May 2010. Decisions taken in Nairobi will provide a scientific basis for discussions that will take place in October in Nagoya, Japan, at the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. …
04 May 2010 | Media advisory
IUCN deeply concerned at the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
IUCN expresses deep concern at the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the blowout of the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform. …
03 May 2010 | News story
Hopes and fears for science talks in Nairobi
This month a meeting will take place in Nairobi in Kenya where scientists, including a delegation from IUCN, will meet with the world’s governments to advise them on the best way forward to save all life on earth, the planet’s biodiversity. The conference, known as the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice or SBSTTA, is a crucial part of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Decisions taken in Nairobi will provide a scientific basis for the convention, which will meet in Nagoya in Japan later this year.
Jane Smart is the Director of IUCN’s Biodiversity Conservation Group. She says that this year’s talks, to stem the loss of biodiversity, are critical.
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02 May 2010 | Audio
Message from the Deputy Director General
IUCN's Deputy Director General Bill Jackson speaks about his expectations for the meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Nairobi in May 2010, and explains IUCN's role in the creation of a new Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). …
02 May 2010 | Video
Finland joins as a new IUCN framework partner
On 29 April 2010, IUCN signed a two-year Framework Agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland. A signing ceremony took place between Mr Pasi Hellman, Deputy Director General, Department for Development Policy and IUCN’s Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, in Helsinki, Finland. …
30 Apr 2010 | News story
