Story | 02 May, 2011
Community Conservation in Practice
While Indigenous Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs) remain the least understood and recognized of all protected areas, they are gaining national and international recognition as important areas for the conservation of biological and cultural diversity.
Story | 02 May, 2011
Sui Generis model laws created for the protection of TK
The Pacific Islands region has developed two sui generis model laws for the protection of traditional knowledge.
Story | 02 May, 2011
New Organization blends conservation and anthropology with inspirational results: Izilwane
Izilwane promotes biodiversity conservation through shared knowledge and experience. The non-profit online magazine takes an anthropological approach to biodiversity loss, exploring the place of humans in the global ecosystem. The goal of the writers and editors of Izilwane is to educate…
Story | 01 May, 2011
ICCM's Good Practice Guide on Indigenous Peoples and Mining now available in French and Spanish
ICMM's Good Practice Guide on Indigenous Peoples and Mining is now available in French and Spanish.
Story | 01 May, 2011
New TGER Case Registry project
The Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights is setting up a webpage that includes a public registry of cases of good practice and bad practice of conservation attention to governance, equity and rights. Everyone is invited to contribute cases, using a standardized form and criteria to be…
Story | 01 May, 2011
The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) has been held in Geneva, Switzerland since 2001.
Story | 01 May, 2011
Smoke and Mirrors. A critical assessment of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility
This new Forest Peoples Programme report exposes ongoing serious problems in the World Bank's forest carbon fund, which is still failing to uphold the rights of forest peoples.
Story | 01 May, 2011
Principles for the Green Economy
A collection of principles for the green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication
Story | 29 Apr, 2011
Expanding IUCN's science engagement for better conservation
Expanding IUCN's science engagement for better conservation
Story | 28 Apr, 2011
Expanding IUCN’s science engagement for better conservation
IUCN welcomes distinguished scientists from around the world and a wide variety of disciplines to the new IUCN Science Advisory Board.