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Réunion de concertation et d’échanges des membres de l’UICN et de la société civile au Cameroun
Yaoundé, maison Don Bosco, 02 – 03 mars 2010
La régionalisation et la décentralisation de l’Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN), pour une meilleure mise en œuvre de ses programmes quadriennaux ont permis une nouvelle organisation, et un nouveau mode de fonctionnement de son Programme Régional Afrique centrale et occidentale. L’un des axes de cette nouvelle organisation se traduit par un plus grand rapprochement de l’Union vers ses membres. …
17 Mar 2010 | News - Fact sheet
Habitat loss blamed for more species decline
Habitat loss is having a serious impact on Europe’s butterflies, beetles and dragonflies. The release of the European Red List, commissioned by the European Commission, shows that nine percent of butterflies, 11 percent of saproxylic beetles (beetles that depend on decaying wood) and 14 percent of dragonflies are threatened with extinction within Europe. Some species are so threatened that they are at risk of global extinction and are now included in the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. … | French | Spanish
16 Mar 2010 | News - Press Release
John Scanlon appointed as New Secretary General of CITES
The ELP is pleased to share the news that John Scanlon, former Head of the Environmental Law Programme and Director of the Environmental Law Centre, has been appointed as the new Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES). …
15 Mar 2010 | News - News story
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Conference - The Great Escape
The IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands is hosting a conference "The Great Escape, There is no planet B! Biodiversity Conservation, a Natural Ally in Sustainable Poverty Reducation" on 26th and 27th April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The two-day conference aims to provide clarity amongst policy-makers on the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems to achieve economic development goals.
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11 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Conference "Nature Conservation Beyond 2010 " May 2010, Tallinn, Estonia
The aim of the conference, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of nature conservation in Estonia, is to address the development trends in an international and local context. THE conference will take place from 27th – 29th May 2010 in Tallinn, Estonia. …
11 Mar 2010 | News - News story
IUCN UK April Conference “Nature – What’s in it for me?”
Ecosystems that support the lives, livelihoods and well-being of people around the world are under threat from a range of issues. To secure a sustainable future, new forms of ecosystem management will be required, but how can these be achieved? Answering this question will be the subject of the IUCN 2010 UK conference which will be hosted by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland on 18–20 April at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh. …
11 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Put CITES on your menu
Background: Key decisions on the international trade of bluefin tuna, sharks, polar bears and coral, among many other species, will be decided at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which takes place from 13 to 25 March 2010, in Doha, Qatar. …
11 Mar 2010 | News - Media advisory
IUCN Member BRAC - one of the world’s most commercially-minded and successful NGOs
“Fazle Hasan Abed has built one of the world’s most commercially-minded and successful NGOs” says an article published recently in The Economist. An IUCN member organization in Bangladesh called Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) was acknowledged as “the largest, fastest-growing non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the world—and one of the most businesslike”. …
10 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Biosphere Ethics Initiative
IUCN Members are invited to discover the work of the Biosphere Ethics Initiative and to get involved with their programme to incorporate principles of environmental ethics into specific conservation action. …
09 Mar 2010 | News - News story
Et de deux pour les Changements Climatiques: L’UICN Burkina renforce ses actions
Le mardi 23 février 2010, s’est tenu l'atelier de lancement de l’initiative « Accroissement de la capacité adaptative des communautés locales au changement climatique » de l'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature (UICN). La salle de conférence du Pacific hôtel, à Ouagadougou, a servi de cadre à ce lancement.
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09 Mar 2010 | Events - Event
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