Interviews and stories
Lessons from the Forum
Cyriaque Sendashonga, IUCN’s Director of Global Policy, shares her thoughts from the Forum. …
11 Sep 2012 | Video
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
Strengthening the Red List using technology
The most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species now has computational support from one of the world’s largest software companies. … | French | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | Article
Mining in the Pacific - an industry perspective
The 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress has provided a forum for all sectors of society, including industry to discuss critical issues concerning the conservation and sustainable use of nature. Nautilus Minerals, the first company in the world to be granted a deep-sea mining license, is here at the Congress to share their work and plans. …
11 Sep 2012 | Audio
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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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Sudamérica estrena la Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas
La Lista Verde de Áreas Protegidas de UICN es una iniciativa global que permitirá evaluar y estimular la eficiencia en la gestión de espacios naturales. Julia Miranda, Directora de Parques Nacionales de Colombia habla sobre la fase de prueba de la Lista. …
11 Sep 2012 | Video
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IUCN Red List of Ecosystems explained
How to know if an ecosystem is at risk? How to evaluate this probability? Jon Paul Rodriguez explains how the Red List of Ecosystems will answer these questions and help governments, private sector and academia to take the right decisions. …
11 Sep 2012 | Video
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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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Saving the topsoil, one farm at a time
Around 12 million hectares of agricultural land are lost to soil erosion every year. As a result, an area of land large enough to feed all of Europe has been so severely degraded that it can no longer produce food. …
11 Sep 2012 | Article
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