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 | 22 Jan, 2009
Rio Tinto – IUCN Relationship Negotiations Continue
Rio Tinto and IUCN continue to discuss the possibility of a formal relationship arrangement, with an IUCN Secretariat staff visit to Australia and Indonesia during November and December, 2008 and a visit to the London headquarters of Rio Tinto in January, 2009.
Story | 20 Jan, 2009
Buy, Sell and Trade! Free Game on Ecosystem Services.
IUCN and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), along with input from key stakeholders (Earthwatch Institute, World Resources Institute, Katoomba Group/Forest Trends, the US Business Council for Sustainable Development and Fundacion Entorno) have developed a free,…
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…
Story | 13 Jan, 2009
The World's Protected Areas: Status Value and Prospects in the 21st Century
Stuart Chape is Program Manager—Island Ecosystems Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP), and formerly Head—World Heritage and Protected Areas Program, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Mark D. Spalding, lead author of the popular …
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
Life in a working landscape: Towards a conservation strategy for the World's Temperate Grasslands
A Record ofThe World Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative Workshop Hohhot, China - June 28 & 29, 2008 Prepared by Bob Peart, Project Coordinator
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Compendium of Regional Templates on the State of Temperate Grasslands, Conservation and Protection
This compendium is Appendix Two of the report Life in a Working Landscape: Towards a Conservation Strategy for the World's Temperate Grasslands, a record of the Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative workshop in Hohhot China June 28-29, 2008.
Story | 12 Jan, 2009
Strengthening Voices for Better Choices in Brazil
Helping to free Acre of illegal logging