Noticias
Últimas noticias de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
Managing deep-seas fisheries: Challenges and opportunities
During a meeting held recently at the United Nations in New York, IUCN and The Nature Conservancy provided information on policy recommendations on how to improve the management of deep-sea fisheries and ecosystems. The recommendations were developed following a workshop jointly organized by TNC and IUCN. …
06 Oct 2011 | News story
Se integran esfuerzos para promover el modelo de planificación y gestión comunitaria del agua con enfoque de microcuencas en el río Xayá, Chimaltenango, Guatemala.
La mancomunidad Mankaqchikel y la asociación civil ACAX recibirán el apoyo técnico necesario para fortalecer los procesos de organización social, creación de capacidades locales, formación de un comité de microcuenca y elaboración de un plan estratégico para el manejo y gestión integrada de la microcuenca Tzancán, del municipio de Tecpán Guatemala. … | English
30 Sep 2011 | News story
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Experts Identify World’s Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations
Top sea turtle experts from around the globe have discovered that almost half (45%) of the world’s threatened sea turtle populations are found in the northern Indian Ocean. The study also determined that the most significant threats across all of the threatened populations of sea turtles are fisheries bycatch, accidental catches of sea turtles by fishermen targeting other species, and the direct harvest of turtles or their eggs for food or turtle shell material for commercial use. …
29 Sep 2011 | News story
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Especialistas identifican a las poblaciones de tortugas marinas más amenazadas del mundo
Los especialistas en tortugas marinas más destacados del mundo han descubierto que cerca de la mitad (el 45%) de las poblaciones de tortugas marinas amenazadas del planeta se hallan en el norte del Océano Índico. El estudio determinó asimismo que las amenazas más importantes a todas las poblaciones en cuestión son las capturas accidentales durante la pesca de otras especies y la recolección de huevos de tortugas para comerlos o la explotación comercial del carey. … | English | French
29 Sep 2011 | International news release
Rebuilding Japan for people and nature, IUCN
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 28 September, 2011 (IUCN) – As Japan rebuilds after the devastating impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami it needs to consider nature-based solutions as a key component to recovery and reconstruction efforts, says IUCN. …
28 Sep 2011 | News story
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Rebuilding Japan for people and nature, IUCN
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 28 September, 2011 (IUCN) – As Japan rebuilds after the devastating impact of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami it needs to consider nature-based solutions as a key component to recovery and reconstruction efforts, says IUCN. …
28 Sep 2011 | IUCN statement
IUCN addresses food, water and energy security at UN meeting
IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre, chaired a high-level discussion on food, water and energy security during the recent meeting of the UN Secretary General’s High Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. She championed the theme that energy, water and food security rely on ecosystem services and in order to safeguard them, we must invest in nature’s supporting role. …
28 Sep 2011 | News story
La naturaleza pierde a una heroína
La UICN lamenta profundamente la pérdida de Wangari Maathai, una de las mayores ambientalistas de África y gran defensora de la justicia social, los derechos humanos, la paz y la democracia. Wangari Maathai falleció el martes en Nairobi, a los 71 años. … | English
26 Sep 2011 | News story
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Collateral damage: Western Ghats freshwater species in peril
Freshwater species in the Western Ghats, India, are being sacrificed as collateral damage in the race for rapid economic development. For the first time, comprehensive data are available on the conservation status and distribution of all freshwater fishes, molluscs, dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic plants across peninsular India. Water pollution from agricultural and urban sources, overharvesting and invasive species are the major threats that have led to 16% of freshwater species in the region for which we have sufficient data being classified as threatened with extinction on The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. …
22 Sep 2011 | News story
