Press release | 02 Feb, 2009
MacArthur awards IUCN and WWF $2 million for climate adaptation
IUCN and WWF will receive $2 million from the MacArthur Foundation to develop an adaptation network that will help some of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems and societies cope with the impacts of a changing climate.
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.
Press release | 13 Jan, 2009
Climate change to have devastating effect on many sectors, experts warn; the poorest to be worst hit
Islamabad, Pakistan, 14 January, 2009 (IUCN) – Weather patterns in the future will be characterised by intensity and extremes, and the effects will be felt in a wide range of sectors from agriculture and water resource management to health and infrastructure. This was stated by experts…
Press release | 12 Jan, 2009
Climate change an economic threat, say experts
Climate change an economic threat, say experts
Islamabad, Pakistan, 13 January, 2009 (IUCN) – Climatic changes are likely to intensify the environmental stresses that lead to land degradation, shortfalls in food production, rural poverty and urban unrest. This was…
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