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Use protected areas to save species, IUCN urges Convention on Biological Diversity
Governments should strengthen protected areas as a way to save their countries’ species. That was the message from IUCN as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) starts to discuss protected areas at its ninth meeting in Bonn. …
21 May 2008 | News story
IUCN Director General presents a Statement before the Commission on Sustainable Development
15 May 2008—IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefevre expressed the need for greater coordinated action to address the global food and water crisis before the 16th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development today in New York, NY. …
21 May 2008 | News story
Endangered Pygmy hog heads home
The world's smallest and rarest species of wild pig was once believed to be extinct - but it may now be saved thanks to conservation efforts. …
21 May 2008 | News story
IUCN SEE and Slovenia underline cooperation
IUCN SEE office hosted by the Goričko Nature Park at the Grad castle meets relevant authorities in the field of nature conservation of Slovenia …
20 May 2008 | News story
Don’t let invasive biofuel crops attack your country, warn top scientists
Bonn, Germany, May 20, 2008 (IUCN/GISP) – Countries should avoid planting crops for biofuels that stand a high risk of becoming invasive species, according to a report released today. …
20 May 2008 | International news release
Sortez et (re)découvrez la nature près de chez vous !
Les réseaux français liés à la conservation de la nature, rassemblés au sein du comité Français de l’UICN et le magazine Terre Sauvage (groupe BAYARD), vous invitent à La Fête de la Nature 2008 le 24 et 25 mai partout en France. …
20 May 2008 | News story
IUCN, NGOs, fishery managers and tuna industry groups plot way forward for sustainable tuna
The report from the Tuna Roundtable co-hosted by IUCN in Brussels in April 2008 calls for greater collaboration between different interest groups and industry players to move towards adoption of legally-binding measures to fish tuna sustainably, a common set of standard to assess industry performance and harmonised certification programmes for marine capture fisheries. …
20 May 2008 | News story
Lista Roja de aves del 2008: impacto del cambio climático en la nueva evaluación
Bonn, Alemania, 19 Mayo, 2008 (BirdLife/UICN) – La nueva evaluación de la Lista Roja de la UICN para aves 2008 informa que el cambio climático se ha convertido en un catalizador que acelera los factores que ponen en riesgo de extinción a una de cada ocho aves en el mundo. …
19 May 2008 | News story
Therapy for Medicinal Plants
A “Saving Plants that Save Lives and Livelihoods” initiative is demonstrating how implementation of international standards can ensure the sustainability of medicinal plant supplies. …
19 May 2008 | International news release
Protected Areas, Equity, and Livelihoods in the Asia Pacific Region
On Friday April 25, 2008, nearly 100 delegates from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Hanoi joined the parallel session on Protected Areas, Equity and Livelihoods (PAEL), funded by IUCN Economics & Environment and jointly organized by IUCN, Asia Forest Network (AFN) and the Regional Community Forestry Training Center for Asia and Pacific (RECOFTC). …
19 May 2008 | News story
