2010
2010 FIFA World Cup – IUCN supports the greening of the route to Soccer City Stadium
The world will again converge in South Africa to watch the 2010 World Cup. Despite the fact that people will come to watch the soccer world cup games, it is expected that many will visit tourist attractions and historical sites and places such as Soweto and Robben Island. …
18 Jan 2010 | News story
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Learning from Experiences on the Ground: National Dialogue on Water Resource Management in Thailand
The importance of a participatory approach to water resource management in Thailand was the focus of the National Dialogue on Water Resource Management in Thailand. …
18 Jan 2010 | News story
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Nokia: water advocacy in China
17 Jan 2010 | News story
Applications for IUCN Membership
Applications for IUCN Membership to be considered by the IUCN Council at its 2-4 June 2010 meeting … | French | Spanish
15 Jan 2010 | News story
Elephant foster parents in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, three elephants are killed every week as a result of human-elephant conflict, leaving behind defenceless orphans. To address this, IUCN State Member The Department of Wildlife Conservation has launched a novel foster parent scheme, where contributions from donors are used to shelter helpless young elephants in a transit home until they have reached an appropriate age to be released into the wild. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
Nokia: water advocacy in China
15 Jan 2010 | News story
IUCN-WBCSD renew collaboration
IUCN and WBCSD have signed a new four-year agreement. The objective is to develop and promote the business case for biodiversity and support partnerships between non-governmental organizations and companies. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
Face the Future: carbon trading
Face the Future, an IUCN Netherlands Committee member, develops forest carbon projects around the world with the aim of mitigating climate change and conserving forests. They also promote the business case for biodiversity conservation through the sale of carbon credits. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
International Year of Biodiversity
The UN has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). The key aim for IUCN during this year will be to influence the decisions and outcomes of the October Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
Biofuels Conference
The Shell-IUCN partnership is sponsoring the 7th International Conference on Biofuels, hosted by IUCN Member Winrock International India in Delhi, India on 11-12 February. …
15 Jan 2010 | News story
