IUCN accolade for Brazilian forest campaigner
Germano Woehl has travelled from the Atlantic Forests of Brazil to a Korean island to receive recognition for his action to save forests. …
12 Sep 2012 | Article
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Le Congrès de l’UICN honore de grandes contributions
L’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature a décerné aujourd’hui, lors du Congrès mondial de la nature, ses deux distinctions les plus élevées à deux éminentes personnalités du monde de la conservation ainsi que le titre de membre honoraire de l’UICN à onze autres spécialistes de l’écologie. … | English | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | News story
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Empowering indigenous people in protected areas
11 Sep 2012 | News story
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IUCN, Nespresso and Rio Tinto launch Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Aluminium is a unique metal, in great demand for its qualities of durability, strength and recyclability. It is the world’s second most used metal after steel and today at the Congress, IUCN, Nespresso and Rio Tinto launched an initiative to create a responsible aluminium standard. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
La Liste rouge renforcée grâce à la technologie
La source d’information la plus complète sur le statut mondial de conservation des espèces d’animaux, de plantes et de champignons reçoit aujourd’hui le support informatique d’une des sociétés de logiciels les plus importantes du monde. … | English | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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Southern Cone conservation: a matter of how we fish
Over-exploitation and bycatch are just two of the many direct threats that marine species face in the Southern Cone, a region covering the southernmost area of South America. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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The Position of the Government of the Republic of Korea in relation to the Jeju Civilian-Military Complex Port construction
We have just received a position statement from the Government of the Republic of Korea on the motion related to the Jeju Civilian-Military Complex Port construction …
11 Sep 2012 | News story
Les 100 espèces les plus menacées du monde : sont-elles sans prix ou sans valeur ?
Le caméléon de Tarzan, le bécasseau à spatule et le paresseux pygmée à trois doigts se situent tous en tête d’une nouvelle liste des espèces les plus proches de l’extinction, publiée aujourd’hui par la Société zoologique de Londres (ZSL) et l’UICN, l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature. … | English | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | News story
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Geodiversity makes its debut at the Congress Forum!
For the first time an IUCN Congress Forum is addressing geoconservation — action taken towards the proper management and conservation of geodiversity and geoheritage, that is, the non-biological side of our natural diversity. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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Translating the complexity of food security into an opportunity for action
With the global population expected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, the food security dilemma is increasingly in the spotlight on the international stage. Some estimates indicate that food production will need to increase by 70% in order to feed this growing population. This challenge is heightened by existing constraints such as erratic climatic conditions, limited farmland availability, scarcity of natural resources as well as a lack of infrastructure and finance. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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