Eastern and Southern Africa
IUCN welcomes 33 new Members
On 15 February 2012, the 78th Meeting of the IUCN Council admitted 33 new Members to IUCN and officially recognized the Brazil National Committee of IUCN Members. … | French | Spanish
22 Feb 2012 | News story
Turning the red carpet green
IUCN has the honour this week of welcoming its new Patron of Nature, HRH Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to the organisation’s headquarters, accompanied by IUCN Goodwill Ambassador Mattias Klum. …
21 Feb 2012 | News story
Blue Planet anniversary: a stimulus for action
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Blue Planet Prize and inject fresh impetus to global environmental action, IUCN’s Director General is part of a team of Blue Planet laureates working on a report ‘Environment and Development Challenges: the Imperative to Act’. This will be presented to the Rio+20 conference and other key international meetings, including the IUCN World Conservation Congress in September. …
15 Feb 2012 | News story
IUCN welcomes Republic of Iraq as new State Member
The Government of the Republic of Iraq has officially announced its decision to join IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The Ministry of Environment has been designated by the Government of the Republic of Iraq as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat. … | French | Spanish
06 Feb 2012 | News story
Progress on finance for biodiversity to be discussed in Global Dialogue
The Global Dialogue Seminar on Scaling up Finance for Biodiversity, co-hosted by the Governments of Ecuador, Sweden, Norway and India together with Japan as the President of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and supported by SWEDBIO, SIDA, NORAD and IUCN, will be held from 6 to 9 March 2012 in Quito, Ecuador. … | Spanish
02 Feb 2012 | News story
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Celebrating World Wetlands Day
Every year World Wetlands Day is celebrated on 2 February, marking the day of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 41 years ago in the Iranian city of Ramsar. This year the theme of World Wetlands Day is ‘Wetland Tourism, A Great Experience’. …
02 Feb 2012 | News story
IUCN expertise in UN push for sustainable energy for all
IUCN’s Director General joined United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this week to outline his Sustainable Energy for All initiative to the media. …
22 Jan 2012 | News story
New plant discovered in Fiji
A new flowering plant belonging to the Medinilla plant group has been discovered in the highlands of Matasawalevu village, on the island of Kadavu in Fiji. The plant was found during a biodiversity assessment of the Nakasaleka district carried out as part of IUCN’s Water and Nature Initiative (WANI). …
19 Jan 2012 | News story
3rd International Forum on Water and Food
More than 300 participants gathered in Tshwane, South Africa for the 3rd International Forum on Water and Food to address issues related to food security, poverty reduction and sustainable natural resource management. …
13 Jan 2012 | News story
IUCN staff transplant Clivia miniata seedlings at Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden
IUCN staff from the South Africa office supported the work of South Africa National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) on Thursday last week by transplanting Clivia miniata (bush lily) seedlings at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens in Johannesburg, South Africa. The activity was part of the team building exercise as well as a demonstration of environmental responsibility. SANBI is an institute under an IUCN member, the Department of Environmental Affairs. …
19 Dec 2011 | News story
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