Forest
IUCN statement on Australian fires
IUCN extends its sympathies to those who have suffered from the extreme fires in south-eastern Australia, especially to those who have lost family, friends and their homes. …
13 Feb 2009 | News story
"Voting on REDD": The essential ingredients needed for a successful REDD recipe?
IUCN has just published the results from a "Cast your Vote Live" workshop held at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008, in which participants were asked several questions relating to REDD. …
30 Jan 2009 | News story
5 new publications from the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices project
SVBC has issued five new publications on its work in Asia, Africa and Latin America …
14 Jan 2009 | News story
Research to Inform Projects Tying Forest Use to Poverty Reduction
IUCN-supported researchers at a Nov. 28-30 workshop in
05 Dec 2008 | News story
IUCN-China Co-sponsors "International Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Linkage to Climate Change”
Going beyond just planting trees, the benefits of forest restoration include addressing climate change, conserving biodiversity, and protecting the world's water supplies. Discussed in the international workshop, “International Workshop on Forest Landscape Restoration and the Linkage to Climate Change,” is how Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) can tackle environmental issues facing China. …
04 Dec 2008 | News story
IUCN's New Environment and Development Group
The new IUCN Environment and Development group held its first meeting 13-14 November to discuss efficient integration of the group’s common goals. This newly created cluster comprises the Forest and Water Programme, Ecosystem Management Programme, and Senior Advisor Social Policy and Gender together to allign their work and deliver the IUCN key result areas. …
25 Nov 2008 | News story
Local Communities hold the keys to our forests
Historic breakthrough for Participatory Forest Management in Sudan …
16 Nov 2008 | News story
New Livelihoods & Landscapes brochure available!
Poverty in the Landscape: Capturing variation and learning from it …
04 Nov 2008 | News story
New report: EC–Vietnam Round Table on Meeting Market Demands for Legal and Sustainable Wood Products
18 April 2008, Hanoi, Vietnam: Summary report. …
03 Nov 2008 | News story
