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Deadline extended for applications to UNESCO-Vocations Patrimoine Fellowships for World Heritage site managers
Training World Heritage site managers is one of the most valuable investments in heritage conservation, particularly as these sites confront the challenges of increasing flows of tourism and diminishing flows of international assistance for conservation and management. This is why UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has joined forces - for the third year running - in an innovative public-private partnership to offer Fellowships through the UNESCO-Association Vocations Patrimoine World Heritage Site Managers Programme. …
09 Apr 2008 | News story
Ecuador canjea deuda por naturaleza con Alemania
El valor del canje equivale a 6.4 millones de euros.
09 Apr 2008 | News story
Comunidades y recursos: respuestas ante conflictos socioambientales
El libro “Fondo Respuesta para América del Sur: Una experiencia para la construcción de mecanismos de respuesta oportuna a conflictos socioambientales en América Latina”, recoge lecciones aprendidas del Fondo Respuesta, una iniciativa de la Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano.
09 Apr 2008 | News story
Systems that save biodiversity
Regulations cannot guarantee conservation of biodiversity, reveals the EU-funded research project GEM-CON-BIO. The most successful governance patterns for biodiversity conservation are based on a mix of financial incentives, regulations and voluntary engagement, according to thirty case studies analysed in the project. …
07 Apr 2008 | International news release
Three new members from Iraq, Lebanon and UAE...welcome to IUCN
Three national NGOs from Iraq, Lebanon and UAE have been recently accepted to become IUCN members during the 69th IUCN council meeting held in March 2008 in Gland. IUCN WAME welcomes the three new members and is looking forward to cooperate with them in the near future. IUCN will provide the platform to the three societies to lift the local and regional conservation issues and priorities to the international level. …
02 Apr 2008 | News story
The way towards the Congress
More than 8,000 leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and social organizations will discuss, debate and decide solutions for the world’s most pressing environment and development issues. …
02 Apr 2008 | News story
Honduras aplica la EAE en plan piloto municipal
Municipios de los departamentos de Olancho y Choluteca aplican la herramienta de evaluación ambiental estratégica en la actualización de sus planes de desarrollo municipal, con el enfoque de ordenamiento territorial. En el mes de marzo un grupo de técnicos municipales recibió la segunda parte del primer módulo de capacitación. …
02 Apr 2008 | News story
Expertos en servicios ambientales se reunieron en Costa Rica
Esbozar los principales retos y oportunidades que presenta el pago de servicios ambientales (PSA) frente a las negociaciones del Acuerdo de Asociación entre Centroamérica y la Unión Europea (AACUE) fue el motivo por el cual se reunió, por primera vez, un grupo de expertos en servicios ambientales a mediados del mes de febrero en Costa Rica. …
01 Apr 2008 | News story
Climate Change and the Law in the Pacific Islands
In March 2008, IUCN Legal Advisor, Pepe Clarke, presented a paper on Climate Change and the Law in the Pacific Islands at the National Environmental Law Association (NELA) annual conference in Fremantle, Western Australia. …
31 Mar 2008 | News story
IUCN and WWF Caucasus support the update of the Red Data Book of Armenia
IUCN has provided extensive training materials on its Red List categories to support the update of the Red Data Book of Armenia. …
31 Mar 2008 | News story
