Interviews and stories
What they’re saying at the Congress
“You’ve heard about the financial institutions that needed to be rescued and were ‘too big to fail.’ How much bigger is our planet?”
Bharrat Jagdeo, Former President of Guyana …
09 Sep 2012 | Article
Celebrating half a century of cooperation
50 years ago IUCN and the Council of Europe decided to join hands signing a cooperation agreement. At the IUCN Congress they confirmed the willingness to continue the successful work in the fields of protected areas and ecological networks, threatened species and biological invasion. …
09 Sep 2012 | Video
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Redefining development to reach sustainability
Javed Jabbar, vice president of IUCN since 1995, explains why it is crucial to redefine our definition of development, in order to make human activities sustainable. Environment has to be seen as a framework to development, rather than simply an add-on. …
09 Sep 2012 | Video
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Mr Goodfish: helping consumers make the right choice
"If you want to keep on eating fish, you need to choose the right fish today". This is the message promoted by the Mr Goodfish campaign to fish lovers at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. …
09 Sep 2012 | Audio
Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia recibe dos premios
La directora de Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia, Julia Miranda, y el jefe del Parque del Paramillo, Antonio Martínez Negrete, fueron premiados por la UICN debido a la excelencia en sus tareas de protección de parques. …
09 Sep 2012 | Article
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We can feed the world sustainably
Changing climate and declining biodiversity pushes the limits of food supply and at the broader level of human security. In light of this and with the prediction that human population will increase to 9 billion by 2050, the issue of food supply is a hotly-debated topic and the focus of the second World Leaders Dialogue convened today at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
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Beyond oil fields to fields of dreams
In one of the biologically richest places on Earth which is also home to extensive oil fields, a new way of conserving forests is arising. … | French | Spanish
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
Lest we forget: Waving the fungi flag
Plants and animals have captured the attention of many conservationists for decades. This same attention is yet to be extended to the usually overlooked but an extremely important group - fungi. The Global Fungal Red List Initiative intends to turn the tide on this scenario and draw people's attention to the plight faced by this unique kingdom. … | French | Spanish
08 Sep 2012 | Article
IUCN, "an almost perfect model of global democracy"
Javed Jabbar, vice president of IUCN since 1995, speaks about the outcomes of the IUCN World Conservation Congress and the uniqueness of IUCN, with its extensive democratic processes and its specific position in the conservation field. …
08 Sep 2012 | Video
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Pushing private sector biodiversity performance
IUCN spoke to Lori Anna Conzo of the International Finance Corporation, part of the World Bank Group, who took part in the dialogue 'Scaling up and spreading best policy practice for business solutions' here at the Congress. She tells us about the Performance Standards the IFC has developed to help companies in all sectors address biodiversity concerns. …
08 Sep 2012 | Audio
