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Monthly update from the world's largest community of environmental experts.
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SHARING NATURE'S BENEFITS FAIRLY
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Equality and conservation Nature concerns all of us. It’s the common denominator between us. We all depend on nature and benefit from it in so many ways. The problem is, these benefits are not shared equally because of various political, geographic, social and economic reasons. This month, we look at the connection between equitability and conservation. This is one of the main themes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress that takes place 6-15 September in Jeju, South Korea. > Read more
> Sonia Peña Moreno explains the issue
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Time to re-boot: Towards a new environmentalism
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In the build-up to the IUCN Congress, a landmark event for conservation, Dr Joe Zammit-Lucia argues that the environmental community needs to re-think its approach. > Read more
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From our blog: Mermaids face extinction
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People recognize them by the long whistling sound they make when they surface from the sea to breathe. They are exclusively female. On firm ground, they become like the rest of us, blending in while they work the land. But every 15 days the sea calls them back. > Read more
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IUCN’s impact on global conservation
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As preparations gear up for the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress, we take a look at what impact these events have on international nature conservation. > Read more
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Don't cut trees, keep bees!
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In Georgia, where IUCN is helping rural people find alternative livelihoods to illegal logging, it’s finding that there is great enthusiasm for bee keeping and honey production as a new business venture. > Read more
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Ecotourism secures Russia's forests
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Bezhanitsky district in North-Western Russia is just a three-hour drive from the EU border. It hosts the largest peat bog in Europe and many unique forest and wetland landscapes. > Read more
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Test your knowledge
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How much do you know about the many benefits that nature provides?
> Take the quiz
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Facts and figures
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Oceans absorb 93.4% of the heat produced by climate change.
> More facts
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WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS
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Register now
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Registrations are now open for the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
> Read more
> Register here
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Photo credits: Header banner and Mermaids face extinction © Enrique Lahmann; Expert, IUCN logo and impact © IUCN; Re-boot © Astrid Vargas; Don't cut trees © M. Kavtarishvili ; Ecotourism © Andrian Kolotilin ; Quiz © Bahamas National Trust; Facts and figures © Bernard O'Callaghan ; Photo gallery © Jeju special self governing province |
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