Press release | 12 Mar, 2009
Protecting watersheds saves billions
Protecting watersheds provides many of the world’s megacities with freshwater – and saves billions of dollars. This is the result of new compilation of case studies by IUCN, published today ahead of the World Water Forum, held from 16-22 March in Istanbul, Turkey.
Story | 03 Mar, 2009
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices
The Global Forest Governance Project: Strengthening Voices for Better Choices aims to enable and actively implement forest governance arrangements that facilitate and promote sustainable and equitable forest conservation and management in three continents.
Story | 31 Jan, 2009
Forests and conflict
Goma: If we don’t do anything and wait until the war is over, there won’t be any more forests and animals to conserve. Sudan: Refugees need many natural resources to help them reconstruct a life, albeit a temporary one, in their hosting area. Feature: High levels…Story | 29 Jan, 2009
Voting on REDD: Why and how should we invest in forest governance?
IUCN has just published the results from a "Cast your Vote Live" workshop held at the World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008, in which participants were asked several questions relating to REDD.
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Brazil
Helping to free Acre of illegal logging
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in the Democratic Republic of Congo
When all voices are heard, forest stakeholders work together
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Sri Lanka
Helping stakeholders build a common understanding of forest governance needs and priorities
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Tanzania
Helping stakeholders overcome the obstacles to better forest governance locally and nationally
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Statutory and Customary Forest Rights and their Governance Implications: The Case of Viet Nam
Summary Report output of Strengthening Voices for Better Choices (SVBC) forest governance project
Story | 07 Jan, 2009
Governance for sustainability : issues, challenges, successes
Bosselmann, Klaus ; Engel, Ron ; Taylor, Prue ISBN 978-2-8317-1105-8