Press release | 13 Oct, 2009
UTHAL October 14: Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences and International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN-Pakistan) organized a one day Seminar at the University on the topic of “Climate Change and Vulnerable Ecosystems of Pakistan.’ This…
Story | 11 Oct, 2009
Aquaculture site selection and site management, a 2009 publication
Aquaculture site selection and site management
Story | 08 Oct, 2009
Forest and Climate Change
Negotiations: The US is in ‘catch-up mode’, having effectively been out of the negotiations during the Bush administration. Feature: ...the only real fact is that if we don’t act now for a change in the trends of GHG emissions, we are condemning the world to…Press release | 07 Oct, 2009
A successful and productive workshop that brought together 83 people from 43 countries from 6 continents. 20 different international organisations were represented along with three IUCN commissions – the World Commission on Protected Areas, Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy…
Story | 05 Oct, 2009
Economic Costs of the 2009 Floods in the Fiji Sugar Belt and Policy Implications
By Padma Narsey Lal, Rashmi Rita and Neehal Khatri.
Story | 04 Oct, 2009
Sylvia Earle and IUCN Invite World Leaders to Celebrate and Extend Ocean Protection
Today legendary underwater explorer and ocean ambassador Sylvia Earle teamed up with IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas in a historic move to send individual letters to 106 world leaders inviting them to join Sylvia in her wish to better protect the world’s oceans.
Press release | 01 Oct, 2009
New Professional Body for the Pacific
A new professional network, the Pacific Resource and Environmental Economics Network (PREEN), was established at a technical workshop in Suva yesterday.
Story | 01 Oct, 2009
The Value of Parks : Inspire, refresh, conserve, protect, play
The human species has evolved from, and been nurtured by, the natural environment – we are a biological product of the earth itself. This deep connection is one that we must all remember. Our parks are the storehouse of our past and, more importantly, of our future.
Press release | 01 Oct, 2009
Conservation of world’s forests key to planet’s survival
With only two months to go before a new climate deal is negotiated in Copenhagen, The Forests Dialogue calls on industrialized nations to ensure robust financial commitments for conservation and sustainable management of forests and on tropical countries to ensure that these new financial…
Story | 30 Sep, 2009
The status and distribution of dragonflies of the Mediterranean basin
The status and distribution of dragonflies of the Mediterranean basin