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Apúntate hoy al Business Night School
Con tres horas de duración, estas sesiones formativas dotarán a los delegados (no pertenecientes a empresas) del Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la IUCN con los conocimientos y habilidades para trabajar con empresas en soluciones que contribuyan a la gestión de los ecosistemas. Cada noche (6-8 de octubre), tendrán lugar cuatro sesiones paralelas sobre (1) Aspectos básicos sobre la gestión de empresas, (2) partenariado, (3) comunicación y (4) herramientas, ilustradas con estudios de caso de gran variedad de sectores, incluyendo el energético, agroalimentario, publicitario y TICs. Tres de las 12 sesiones se impartirán en español: comunicación, partenariado y herramientas. … | English
08 Jul 2008 | News story
Scientists work with oil consortium to limit effects of seismic work on critically-endangered whale population
A taskforce of whale and oil industry experts convened by IUCN have published a list of monitoring and mitigation measures aimed at minimising the impacts of a seismic survey off Sakhalin Island in eastern Russia scheduled for 2009. …
30 Jun 2008 | News story
Sailing to Barcelona - Come onboard!
As part of IUCN´s World Conservation Congress (5-14 October 2008, Barcelona, Spain), Sailing to Barcelona will give a voice to creative marine conservation efforts from various corners of the world. …
04 Jun 2008 | News story
Marine miracles at Convention on Biological Diversity
The move to create a network of marine protected areas that spans the entire globe took a huge step forward at the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which ended last week in Bonn. …
03 Jun 2008 | News story
Economic Tools for Marine Protected Areas
From 26-30 May 2008, the IUCN Regional Office for Oceania, Coral Reef Initiatives for the South Pacific (CRISP) and the Secretariat of the Pacfic Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) hosted a regional workshop on the use of economic tools for supporting the design and management of marine protected areas (MPAs). …
01 Jun 2008 | News story
Plundering the Pacific
Globalization is not good news for Pacific Island fisheries and the people who depend on them, says Martin Tsamenyi. …
29 May 2008 | News story
Too little motion on the ocean at CBD, says IUCN
Bonn, Germany, May 27, 2008 (IUCN) – The need for action and better management of the world’s oceans has never been more pressing, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). …
27 May 2008 | News story
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, 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
Registration for the World Conservation Congress is now online
The online registration system for the World Conservation Congress, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, from 5 to 14 October, is now open. The Congress is the world’s largest and most important conservation event. Be a part of it and register now! You can also book your preferred accommodation and excursion trips online.
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12 May 2008 | News story
