Press release | 19 Sep, 2010
Environment and gender equality: the keys to achieving Millennium Development Goals
Achieving gender equality is fundamental to sustainable development and to attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), including the eradication of poverty and hunger. This is expected to be one of the major conclusions of world leaders and development experts at the 2010…
Press release | 16 Sep, 2010
Biodiversity where it belongs at top of UN agenda
UN’s first ever high level event on biodiversity: September 22, New York, US
Press release | 16 Sep, 2010
Asian ‘Unicorn’ sighted for first time in over ten years
For the first time in more than ten years, there has been a confirmed sighting of one of the rarest and most enigmatic animals in the world, the Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) from the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam. The Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic (also known as…
Story | 15 Sep, 2010
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in northern Africa
The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in northern Africa
Story | 07 Sep, 2010
Linking Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction
What, Why and How?"- The fundamental links between environment and development have long been accepted in principle, but only relatively recently have the specific links between biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation been explored and debated.
Story | 07 Sep, 2010
Sustaining Local Economies: Development
Volume 53 Issue no 3 September 2010 Development journal has partnered with Hivos' Knowledge Programme to produce a special issue on 'Sustaining Local Economies'.
Story | 06 Sep, 2010
Locally-Managed Marine Area Network 2009 Annual Report
The LMMA Network is proud to present The Locally-Managed Marine Area Network 2009 Annual Report, available on our website. We are a bit late in releasing our report this year, as we were engaged in an absorbing…
Story | 06 Sep, 2010
By Marcus Colchester.
Story | 06 Sep, 2010
Promoting Indigenous Participation and Rights in Mining, Climate Change and other Natural Resources Decision-making in Guyana.