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Window project: LLS working to improve forests around Beijing
Located to the northeast of Beijing, the Miyun Reservoir is the main source of drinking water for the 17 million residents of Beijing municipality, a city which faces a serious water crisis. …
21 Mar 2008 | News story
Natural heritage experts review protected areas in Congo Basin to identify those suitable for World Heritage inscription
As part of the ‘Initiative for World Heritage Forests in Central Africa' , UNESCO's World Heritage Centre organized an expert workshop on March 13-14 in Brazzaville (Congo) to identify the most outstanding protected areas in the Congo Basin and to study their complementarity with sites in the region already inscribed on the World Heritage List. …
20 Mar 2008 | International news release
ELC hosts CEL Law Papers Award winner
Louise Camenzuli from Sydney, Australia, the winner of the 2007 Alexandre Kiss Environmental Law Papers Award, sponsored by the Commission on Environmental Law, is visiting the Environmental Law Centre in Bonn for two weeks in March 2008. …
20 Mar 2008 | News story
Should IUCN change its statutory regions? Members are invited to express their views
For a number of years, the IUCN statutory regions have been criticized by some members. The Governance Task Force of Council has been evaluating the boundaries of the IUCN’s statutory regions and the related issue of regional representation on Council. …
20 Mar 2008 | News story
Review of Options for Managing the Impacts of Locally Overabundant African Elephants
Some of the most important decisions in wildlife management in Africa revolve around elephants. …
20 Mar 2008 | News story
Tanzania: Working towards better ecosystems in Pangani river basin
A new project in Tanzania's Pangani river basin aims to improve water flows for the benefit of all its users. …
20 Mar 2008 | News story
Climate change phenomenon is a reality – poses serious water and food security threats
Inclusive policies and an urgent action plan required to minimize the threats Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu Kashmir, 18 March, 2008 (IUCN) – A Seminar titled Climate Change: The Phenomenon and its Impacts was held on March 18, 2008 at the Neelum View Hotel, Muzaffarabad. Jointly organized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Pakistan’s AJK Programme, the purpose of the Seminar was to raise awareness about the issue with a special focus on AJK. The initiative has been funded by the Royal Norwegian Embassy and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). …
18 Mar 2008 | International news release
Iberoamérica da pasos firmes para la Gestión Integrada de Recursos Hídricos
Los asistentes al seminario confirmaron estar de acuerdo con los principios de la Agenda 21 y las recomendaciones de la 16ª Sesión de la Comisión de Desarrollo Sostenible de Naciones Unidas para la elaboración e implantación de Planes Nacionales en GIRH, realizada durante la Conferencia Mundial sobre Desarrollo Sostenible, en 2002. …
17 Mar 2008 | News story
Pueblos indígenas cumplen un papel clave en la lucha contra el cambio climático
El reporte hace un llamado a las personas responsables por el diseño de políticas, para que tomen en cuenta las experiencias de los pueblos indígenas cuando desarrollen sus políticas de cambio climático. …
17 Mar 2008 | News story
Indigenous peoples play key role in coping with climate change – IUCN
Indigenous peoples around the world will bear the brunt of climate change – but they are also armed with the traditional knowledge to survive its effects. … | French
17 Mar 2008 | International news release
