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Soluciones naturales para la reducción de la pobreza
Tras la celebración del Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica, la UICN se enfoca en mostrar la relación entre biodiversidad, desarrollo humano y los medios de vida de la gente. Esto tiene un especial significado para cada planta y animal sobre la Tierra, particularmente durante este Año Internacional de la Biodiversidad, en un tiempo en el cual los líderes mundiales están apuntando a nuevos objetivos para detener la pérdida de biodiversidad. …
27 May 2010 | News story
The IUCN Caribbean Initiative embarks upon visits through the Caribbean
Pascal O. Girot, Regional Program Coordinator for the IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Initiative (IUCN-ORMA/Caribe), and Deirdre P. Shurland, Coordinator of the Caribbean Initiative, embark upon visits to the Caribbean. The purpose is to familiarize members with the implementation of the IUCN Caribbean program and to establish links with key partners.
03 May 2010 | News story
Ridge to Reef – Managing Water Resources from Source to Sea
As more people live in urban environments and along coastal stretches, recognizing the impacts of water management from source to sea is vital. These links, across multiple habitats and ecosystems are often poorly understood. …
27 Apr 2010 | News story
Agua limpia para un mundo sano
Cuarenta millones de personas en el mundo no tienen acceso a agua segura. En América Latina, la calidad del agua disminuye, principalmente, por las actividades humanas. En las grandes ciudades los cursos de agua son sobreexplotados y al mismo tiempo existen problemas de escasez que afectan la calidad del servicio y el acceso. …
29 Mar 2010 | News story
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Invitation to comment on the draft agenda for the 74th Council (2-4 June 2010)
IUCN Members, National and Regional Committees are invited to send their comments on the draft agenda for the 74th Council to the IUCN Director General (jml@iucn.org), in English, French or Spanish, before 14 May 2010. … | French | Spanish
29 Mar 2010 | News story
IUCN supports World Water Day around the Globe
Celebrating this year’s World Water Day, Dr. Milika Sobey from the IUCN Oceania office in Fiji highlights the importance of ‘protecting forests, mangroves, and the restoration of river ecosystems to maintain and improve water quality which is vital to preserve ecosystem health, and ultimately provide clean water for people’. …
22 Mar 2010 | News story
¿Qué espera la región de la COP 15 de la CITES?
Del 13 al 25 de marzo, 175 representantes de gobiernos tomarán una decisión, en Doha, Qatar, sobre más de 40 propuestas que reflejan la creciente preocupación internacional por los efectos que la acelerada destrucción de ecosistemas marinos y forestales, así como los posibles impactos del cambio climático, tienen sobre los recursos biológicos del planeta. …
06 Mar 2010 | News story
Grievance Procedure on Private Sector Engagement
To address concerns raised by some of IUCN’s constituency about IUCN’s private sector engagements the IUCN Secretariat has established a grievance procedure as a means of receiving, recording and responding to grievances … | French | Spanish
05 Mar 2010 | News story
World's most endangered primates revealed
Mankind’s closest living relatives – the world’s apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates – are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures according to Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2008–2010. … | Spanish
18 Feb 2010 | News story
New Members’ Portal: Resolutions and Recommendations System
In compliance with Resolution 4.011 (Development of an automated system to record Members’ actions on Resolutions and Recommendations to improve reporting at, and between, World Conservation Congresses), the IUCN Secretariat has developed an online tool to facilitate reporting by IUCN Members and the Secretariat on activities contributing to the implementation of Resolutions and Recommendations adopted at the 2008 World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.
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16 Feb 2010 | News story
