Press release | 18 Nov, 2009
Developed countries to pay for forests, says Geneva survey
A survey carried out in Geneva, Switzerland, shows that most people believe that the key to conserving tropical forests and seriously reducing greenhouse gas emissions lies with better funding from developed countries.
Press release | 18 Oct, 2009
Forget forests at your peril – IUCN
Economic development and forest loss and degradation do not have to go hand in hand, according to IUCN.
Story | 11 Oct, 2009
Aquaculture site selection and site management, a 2009 publication
Aquaculture site selection and site management
Story | 08 Oct, 2009
Forest and Climate Change
Negotiations: The US is in ‘catch-up mode’, having effectively been out of the negotiations during the Bush administration. Feature: ...the only real fact is that if we don’t act now for a change in the trends of GHG emissions, we are condemning the world to…Press release | 01 Oct, 2009
Conservation of world’s forests key to planet’s survival
With only two months to go before a new climate deal is negotiated in Copenhagen, The Forests Dialogue calls on industrialized nations to ensure robust financial commitments for conservation and sustainable management of forests and on tropical countries to ensure that these new financial…
Story | 02 Sep, 2009
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction
Environmental Guidance Note for Disaster Risk Reduction : Healthy Ecosystems for Human Security Sudmeier-Rieux, Karen ; Ash, Neville
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management Series: Ecosystem Management Series ; no.008 Gland : IUCN, 2009. 34p. : ill. ISBN 978-2-8317-1164-5
Story | 20 Aug, 2009
Proceedings of the Technical Workshop on Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Coastal Net Fisheries
Proceedings of the Technical Workshop on Mitigating Sea Turtle Bycatch in Coastal Net Fisheries
Story | 28 Jul, 2009
arborvitae special issue - Strengthening Voices for Better Choices
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices
A review of the lessons and experiences of IUCN’s global multi-stakeholder forest governance project Brazil, DR Congo, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam
Story | 22 Jul, 2009
Forest partnerships
Amazon: For many of the companies involved, it is the image of partnering with communities that is more important than the product itself. Innovation: Partnerships between scientists and practitioners are not working well. Forests Dialogue: I’m convinced that…Press release | 07 Jul, 2009
Report urges forestry industry to tackle conflict with local people
Conflict between companies that profit from forests and local people who depend on them could be tackled by industry-led approaches but too few companies use them, says a report published today (8 July) by The Forests Dialogue (TFD), an international group of forest experts from business,…