Story | 08 Jul, 2010
One billion hectares of lost forests could be restored
“Across the globe lie more than a billion hectares of lost and degraded forest land that could be restored”, according to the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration, which includes IUCN. It’s a vast area – an area greater than China – with the potential to enrich communities, their…
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.
Press release | 04 Oct, 2008
Curtain rises on largest environmental meeting of 2008
The IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off today in Barcelona, Spain, with its mission of boosting action to conserve nature. Leading questions are how to meet the growing needs of populations and expanding markets without sacrificing nature, and how to get conservation messages to new…
Comunicado de prensa | 04 Oct, 2008
Se levanta el telón de la mayor asamblea medioambiental de 2008
El Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza de la UICN se inicia hoy en Barcelona, España, teniendo por misión promover las acciones de conservación de la naturaleza. Dos de las principales cuestiones que se abordará son cómo responder a las necesidades crecientes de las poblaciones y expandir los…
Communiqué de presse | 04 Oct, 2008
Le rideau se lève sur la plus grande assemblée environnementale de 2008
Les travaux du Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN, ayant pour mission de renforcer l’action de conservation environnementale, s’ouvrent aujourd’hui à Barcelone, Espagne. La réponse aux besoins croissants des populations et les moyens de développer les marchés sans sacrifier la nature, ainsi…