Story | 01 May, 2011
New TGER Case Registry project
The Theme on Governance, Equity and Rights is setting up a webpage that includes a public registry of cases of good practice and bad practice of conservation attention to governance, equity and rights. Everyone is invited to contribute cases, using a standardized form and criteria to be…
Story | 01 May, 2011
The WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) has been held in Geneva, Switzerland since 2001.
Story | 29 Apr, 2011
Expanding IUCN's science engagement for better conservation
Expanding IUCN's science engagement for better conservation
Story | 28 Apr, 2011
Expanding IUCN’s science engagement for better conservation
IUCN welcomes distinguished scientists from around the world and a wide variety of disciplines to the new IUCN Science Advisory Board.
Story | 14 Apr, 2011
Authored by Dr. Dan Robinson of the University of New South Wales and Kabir Bavikatte.
Story | 14 Apr, 2011
World Heritage, Local Communities and Human Rights
By Gonzalo Oviedo, Tatjana Puschkarsky and Nigel Crawhall
Story | 23 Feb, 2011
Keep the Lagoons of New Caledonia intact
An IUCN-led monitoring mission to the Lagoons of New Caledonia in the French Pacific Ocean archipelago, will look at how the site is managed, evaluate the impact of mining activities in the buffer zone and identify no-take zones.
Story | 05 Dec, 2010
Sacred Natural Sites, Conserving Nature and Culture
A new book, Sacred Natural Sites: Conserving nature and culture , has been launched by IUCN at the Convention on Biological Diversity conference in Nagoya, Japan. The book is based on experience from around the world which highlights the importance of sacred natural sites in biodiversity…
Story | 02 Dec, 2010
Policy Matters: Edition 17 now out
Policy Matters 17, November 2010 - Exploring the Right to Diversity in Conservation Law, Policy, and Practice" The 17th issue of Policy Matters, the CEESP journal, was released in October at the 10th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention on Biological…
Story | 02 Dec, 2010
'Lives of the Forest' is a new video created by indigenous activists from across the Asia Pacific region exploring the likely impacts of the UN's REDD programme on indigenous resources and lifestyles. It was created during a participatory video facilitator training in Ifugao (Philippines) by…