Story | 14 Nov, 2010
Ecosystem services for China’s wealth
IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefevre visited Beijing last week to attend the 2010 Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environmental and Development (CCICED). At the meeting’s open forum, she gave a speech on “The Value of Nature for China’s Green…
Press release | 14 Nov, 2010
A new species of squid has been discovered by scientists analysing 7,000 samples gathered during last year’s IUCN-led seamounts cruise in the southern Indian Ocean.
Press release | 08 Nov, 2010
Celebrating the Earth Charter 10th Anniversary
On the occasion of the 10th Anniversary of the Earth Charter for North Africa and Middle East Region, the Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD) and Earth Charter global initiative are holding a celebration under the patronage of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal from 23-24 November…
Story | 07 Nov, 2010
IUCN-Holcim partnership in Vietnam
There are times when no matter how much a business tries to avoid or mitigate its environmental impacts, significant damage to the environment is inevitable. This is particularly a problem with the mining industry, which typically extracts large volumes of rock. And it’s especially an issue with…
Press release | 07 Nov, 2010
Jordan first Arab country to mainstream gender in climate change policy
Amman, Jordan – 2 November 2010. Water scarcity is one of the major challenges affecting the Arab region as a direct result of the impacts of climate change. Jordan was one of the first developing countries to respond to this challenge by signing the United Nations Framework…
Press release | 04 Nov, 2010
November 5, 2010 (IUCN) – The remote village of Nahu, located in West Areare - deep in the province of Malaita in the Solomon Islands - is still in jovial celebration following the commissioning of solar lights installed in all 39 homes in the small village on Tuesday 2nd November 2010.
Press release | 03 Nov, 2010
Ocean acidification: Coming soon to an ocean near you
Manmade ocean acidification will have profound impacts on marine life, even without a further increase of CO₂ emissions. Latest evidence shows that sea water chemistry is already changing and only rapid and huge reductions of fossil fuel use and deforestation can help restore ocean’s health,…
Press release | 01 Nov, 2010
Investing into environmental investigation
23-26 October 2010, Telavi (Georgia). IUCN trained journalists on environmental civil and investigative journalism in the framework of its ENPI FLEG program.