Story | 20 May, 2010
Social Assessment of Conservation Initiatives
Social Assessment of Conservation Initiatives - CEESP TILCEPA and TGER member and Regional Vice-Chair (Oceania) has been involved in the production of the following report.
Story | 20 May, 2010
Guidelines for Development of a National Ballast Water Management Strategy
GloBallast Monograph Series No.18
Press release | 19 May, 2010
Are protected areas in Africa harbouring invasive species?
Protected areas, long thought of as safe refuges for animals and plants, are under increasing threats from invasive species which not only affect biodiversity but also people’s livelihoods. Protected areas can have huge social and economic value, particularly in Africa, where national parks are…
Press release | 29 Apr, 2010
World governments fail to deliver on 2010 biodiversity target
Background: World leaders have failed to deliver commitments made in 2002 to reduce the global rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, and have instead overseen alarming biodiversity declines. These findings are the result of a new paper published in the journal Science and…
Story | 07 Apr, 2010
Study on indigenous peoples and climate change issues made available
IUCN has undertaken an in-depth review of the concerns of indigenous peoples in relation to current international climate change and REDD-plus policy making.
Story | 24 Jan, 2010
The financial costs of REDD : Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
The financial costs of REDD : Evidence from Brazil and Indonesia
Press release | 21 Jan, 2010
Impact of nature’s invading aliens measured for first time
Invasive Alien Species, ranging from disease and plants, to rats and goats, are one of the top three threats to life on this planet, according to a new publication coordinated by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP), of which IUCN is a partner.
Most countries have made…
Story | 05 Jan, 2010
Gender and Biodiversity Factsheets
These three factsheets address the linkages between gender and biodiversity, also they develop two of the main concerns of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Biosafety and Access and benefit sharing of the genetic resources.
Story | 05 Jan, 2010
Climate Change and Gender Factsheets
These factsheets were presented at the COP 13 of the UNFCCC, held in Bali on December, 2007. They provide information on the gender perspective of climate change, adaptation measures, bioenergy and REDD.
Story | 05 Jan, 2010
Publication: Mainstreaming Gender Equity and Equality in ABS Governance
This document serves as the basis for a methodological proposal to mainstream a gender equity and equality perspective into the processes involving the access and benefit-sharing of biodiversity resources, thus, achieving the objective of being fair, equitable and effective, as proclaimed by the…