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Blog: The realities of the Nexus
By Claire Warmenbol. I will start this post with a confession. When I recently told my mother I was flying to Nairobi for a workshop on the Nexus Dialogue, I struggled to explain in a jargon-free way, what this project is all about. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
Celebrate World Environment Day - secure nature’s food supply
To mark the food theme of this year’s World Environment Day: ‘Think. Eat. Save’ IUCN urges policy makers to pay greater attention to the role that nature plays in boosting global food security. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
Ananya Mukherjee explains Vulture Safe Zones
A lot done, a lot more to do. That could be the Facebook status update for Ananya Mukherjee as she works to establish Vulture Safe Zones (VSZs) to help protect India’s remaining vulture populations. …
04 Jun 2013 | News story
Join: Race for the Baltic
Race for the Baltic is a multi stakeholder campaign initiated by Zennström Philanthropies in cooperation with more than fifty businesses, local governments, thought leaders, universities and non-governmental organizations dedicated to saving the Baltic Sea. To create public awareness Race for the Baltic will be launching a 3 month, 9 country, 3500 km cycling tour, kicking off in Malmö, Sweden 8 June 2013. …
04 Jun 2013 | News story
IUCN expert receives prestigious award
Jon Paul Rodríguez, Deputy Chair of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), has been presented with Venezuela’s most prestigious science award, the XVI Premio Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury. …
04 Jun 2013 | News story
SOS nature - Photographic Exhibition in Geneva
SOS nature, featuring winning photography from an international contest, depicts the beauty of nature and the challenge of its preservation. …
04 Jun 2013 | News story
IUCN’s partner UPM wins Ecolabel award
UPM-Kymmene Corporation, a large pulp and paper manufacturing and timber company based in Finland, has won the EU Ecolabel Award in the Manufacturers category. …
31 May 2013 | News story
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Even farm biodiversity is declining as accelerating species loss threatens humanity
The accelerating disappearance of Earth’s species of both wild and domesticated plants and animals constitutes a fundamental threat to the well-being and even the survival of humankind, warns the founding Chair of IPBES, a new global organization created to narrow the gulf between leading international biodiversity scientists and national policy-makers. …
31 May 2013 | News story
The Water-Food-Energy Nexus: discussing solutions in Nairobi
By 2050 a global population of 9 billion will increase water demands by 55%, energy needs by 80%, and food demands by 60%. With these staggering numbers in mind, the need to carefully plan and manage the resources needed to secure these needs has never been a greater priority. …
28 May 2013 | News story
Abierta Convocatoria a X Congreso Latinoamericano de Reservas Privadas y Pueblos Originarios
Hasta el 30 de mayo se reciben resúmenes para presentar diferente iniciativas e investigaciones en este congreso a realizarse entre el 19 y el 23 de agosto en la Reserva Biológica Huilo Huilo, Selva Patagónica, Chile. …
27 May 2013 | News story
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