2013
Congress highlights: Promoting a lasting legacy
It’s great to reminisce about the stimulating workshops, heated Assembly debates and balmy evenings spent networking on the beautiful island of Jeju, Republic of Korea, last September, but it’s even better to build on the concrete achievements of the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
13 Jun 2013 | News story
Blog: Hydropower Back on the Agenda
By James Dalton. I just came back from the International Hydropower Association (IHA) Congress in Kuching – the capital of the Malaysian State of Sarawak on Borneo. We wanted to see what progress had been made in the application of the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Protocol (HSAP) following its launch at the last IHA Congress two years ago. Sarawak has a reputation for controversy around its dams – and I was not disappointed. …
13 Jun 2013 | News story
Surprise species at risk from climate change
Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, finds an IUCN study that introduces a pioneering method to assess the vulnerability of species to climate change. … | French | Spanish
12 Jun 2013 | International news release
En homenaje a Jairo Mora
La Oficina Regional para Mesoamérica y la Iniciativa Caribe de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, lamenta profundamente el fallecimiento del ambientalista Jairo Mora Sandoval, el pasado 31 de mayo, al encontrarse realizando labores de protección de tortugas en el Caribe costarricense. …
12 Jun 2013 | News story
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Carole Martinez speaks up for Europe Overseas
Listen to Carole Martinez, Project coordinator for IUCN’s Europe Overseas Programme, talk about the challenges faced by Europe’s overseas entities on French radio station Rédaction Radio. Recorded at the European Parliament in May, Carole makes the case for a dedicated European funding mechanism to support conservation work in European overseas entities. …
11 Jun 2013 | Article
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IUCN-Med at the Senior Officials´ Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean
The Director of IUCN-Med, Antonio Troya, addressed today the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean held in Malaga (Spain) from 10-11 June. It was the first time that IUCN was invited to participate in a meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean. He took this opportunity to present the main activities of the IUCN Mediterranean Programme. … | French
11 Jun 2013 | News story
Using Red List Data for Transboundary Water Resource Management
Gathering and analyzing data is no small job: getting information into a position where it can be used – especially by those outside your immediate discipline, peer group, and sector – is a big step in mobilizing knowledge products across these boundaries. …
11 Jun 2013 | News story
IUCN highlights islands’ challenges at the European Parliament
Chair of the Global Island Partnership Steering Committee and ambassador of the Seychelles to the UN Speaking at an event in the European Parliament, both IUCN and the Global Island Partnership have highlighted the key sustainable development challenges faced by Europe’s overseas entities as well the potential of islands across the globe to help achieve both EU and international environmental targets. …
10 Jun 2013 | Article
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Una especie sudamericana, incluida en la lista de las 100 especies exóticas invasoras más dañinas del mundo.
Más de 650 expertos de 63 países votaron el día de ayer, por la especie invasora que para ellos debería ocupar el puesto número 100 en la lista mundial de especies invasoras. La votación dio como resultado la elección de la Salvinia molesta, un helecho acuático nativo de Brasil.
10 Jun 2013 | News story
Mayotte: yet to be recognized exceptional biodiversity
The French overseas department of Mayotte is located in the biogeographical area of the Comoros Archipelago, at the heart of the Mozambique Channel and close to Madagascar. Mayotte hosts a variety of land and marine tropical ecosystems which are of major ecological value, despite significant landscape changes due to the exploitation of first sugar cane and later rice. …
10 Jun 2013 | Article
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