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Using Geographic Information System (GIS) to improve marine protected area management
A training course on the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, My World GIS, to support Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) ecosystem management was co-sponsored by IUCN Viet Nam in November 2007 at Nui Chua National Park in Ninh Thuan province. …
07 Jan 2008 | News story
ECOLEX Steering Committee Meeting
The Steering Committee of ECOLEX met at the IUCN Environmental Law Centre in Bonn on December 12-13. …
20 Dec 2007 | News story
Nations urged to adopt global vision to save oceans from climate-accelerated collapse
20 Dec 2007 | News story
End of year message from the DG
IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, has sent her end of the year message to all IUCN members, staff, Council and Commission members. In it, she looks back at the past year and ahead to what 2008 will hold. The full message is available in the three official IUCN languages. …
19 Dec 2007 | News story
Conservation with Justice: A Rights-based Approach
As there is no generally accepted definition of a rights-based approach to conservation, multiple interpretations exist which leads to confusion when the term is used. The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) has initiated further research and debate about the application of such an approach in order to evaluate the potential merit of the concept and enable it to be ‘operationalized’. …
10 Dec 2007 | News story
Results of the First Global Survey of IUCN Members
More than 500 members from all regions made their views known on their satisfaction as a member of IUCN in the first global Survey of IUCN Members. …
06 Dec 2007 | News story
Global Experts Meet to Assess Species' Vulnerability to Climate Change
A four-day Species Vulnerability Traits workshop was hosted jointly by Imperial College London, IUCN Species Programme and IUCN Species Survival Commission (hereafter referred to jointly as IUCN) and the Zoological Society of London. …
05 Dec 2007 | News story
International organizations launch initiatives for sustainable water use in Asia Pacific
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched concrete initiatives to achieve more sustainable management of precious water resources in the Asia Pacific region. …
05 Dec 2007 | News story
“Four factors: The problems of development and globalization.”
3 December 2007 – The Embassy of France in Vietnam in collaboration with Université de Tous Les Savoirs – UTLS and The World Conservation Union have organized six special workshops on that address the theme: “Global changes and problems of globalization” …
03 Dec 2007 | News story
