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Des forêts pour Ouagadougou
Dans une étude jusqu’ici confidentielle menée au Burkina Faso, l’UICN suggère une approche nouvelle de l’aménagement des villes d’Afrique de l’Ouest, où les forêts tiendront la place majeure qu’elles devraient avoir. L’étude illustre le rôle essentiel des forêts dans la vie économique du pays en particulier en matière de fourniture d’énergie et de création d’emploi, mais aussi leur éloignement progressif de la capitale. …
01 Apr 2010 | Fact sheet
IUCN publishes FLEGT resources in Thai
IUCN has issued Thai versions of two publications describing important legal and policy changes in the United States and Europe that will affect Thailand's forest resources and industry. …
25 Mar 2010 | Downloads - publication
Legal Frameworks for REDD: Design and Implementation at the National Level
19 Mar 2010 | News story
Les partenaires de la foret de Sablogo se dotent d'un manuel de procedure administrative financiere et comptable
Le 11 mars 2010, sous la coordination de la DRECV-CE, avec l’appui de l’initiative LLS, s’est tenu à Tenkodogo au Burkina Faso, un atelier de restitution du manuel de procédure administrative, comptable et financière devant réguler la gestion de la forêt de Sablogo.
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17 Mar 2010 | Event
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Les Ministères de la Planification et de l’Environnement s’approprient des outils de Suivi évaluation du programme LLS de l’UICN
L’UICN avec la collaboration du Ministère de l’Eau, de l’Environnement, de l’Aménagement du Territoire et de l’Urbanisme, a formé 27 cadres de deux ministères burundais sur les outils de planification, suivi-évaluation participatif au cours d’un d’atelier de formation qui a duré 3 jours, du 13 au 15 janvier 2010. …
03 Mar 2010 | Fact sheet
Improving lives and protecting biodiversity in Guatemela
Central America is rich in natural and cultural diversity. But this ‘bio-cultural’ wealth is a stark contrast to the poor management of the region’s ecosystems, economic and social inequalities and some of the worlds’s highest rates of deforestation. As a response, IUCN is working through its Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) to sustain the flow of goods and services from forest landscapes for the benefit of local people and biodiversity. In Guatemala, LLS is underway at two sites, Lachua and Tacanà. This nine-minute video describes these two projects and the impact they are having.
The movie is currently in Spanish, but a version with English subtitles will be available soon on this site.
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26 Feb 2010 | Video
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Million-dollar boost to the people and biodiversity of West Africa
An IUCN initiative that works to improve the livelihoods of people in West Africa has received a major boost in the form of a CHF 1.9 million grant from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). …
24 Feb 2010 | News story
Mangroves to the rescue
Coastal ecosystems in the Pacific region are under severe threat. Increasing population, coastal development, squatter settlements and increasing demand for resources are having a serious impact. Climate change will only make things worse for these vulnerable coastal areas, and urgent action is needed to address the ongoing threats. …
23 Feb 2010 | News story
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Improving livelihoods in Guatemalan landscapes
In Guatemala, IUCN is working through its Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy (LLS) to sustain the flow of goods and services from forest landscapes for the benefit of local people and biodiversity conservation. Wildtalk speaks to Jose Arturo Santos, coordinator of the Biodiversity and Sustainable Use Unit in IUCN’s country office in Guatemala, to learn more. …
23 Feb 2010 | Audio
Delivering Environmental Services in Landscapes: Experiences with PES through IUCN’s Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy
10 Feb 2010 | Downloads - document
