The IUCN Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus in Tbilisi (Georgia), established at the request of the IUCN member Georgian Center for the Conservation of Wildlife in October 2006 and officially registered in Georgia, is one of three sub-regional programme offices within pan-Europe. It reports to the Regional Office for Europe. The office is responsible for the implementation of the Union’s programme in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, and for liaison with regional member organizations and commission members. It implements also recommendations from its regional stakeholders, as expressed in the 2006 Message from Gudauri.
Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus
The Caucasus is a region where relatively diverse and healthy ecosystems have persisted until recently, but are now facing multiple threats from unsustainable exploitation, which will be further aggravated by climate change. With its approximately 1,200 endemic plant species and more than 50 endemic animal species, the Caucasus has been listed as one of 34 global biodiversity hotspots.
IUCN South Caucasus News
ARBOREUM GEORGIA – Newsletter about Georgian forests
First Quarterly Newsletter ARBOREUM GEORGIA was prepared and disseminated via ENPI FLEG Georgian listserv. …
17 Mar 2010 | News - News story
FLEG Call - Trainer in Civil Journalism
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is seeking for a Trainer to execute the TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL CIVIL JOURNALISM in the framework of ENPI FLEG program, to be held in May 2010 in Abastumani. …
09 Mar 2010 | Jobs - Vacancy
How the illegal logging impacts the rural population of Georgia? - A study to be conducted
Recently an agreement to conduct study on socio-economic impact of unsustainable forest practices was signed between IUCN Regional office for Pan-Europe and Vasil Gulisashvili Forest Institute. The study is conducted in the framework of ENPI FLEG program. …
05 Mar 2010 | News - Press Release
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FLEG vacancy - KAP study, Armenia
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in the framework of the Program “Improving Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) in the European Neighborhood Policy East Countries and Russia” is announcing an opening for Research organization (NGO, Research/Academic Institutes, Logistical Company, Firm etc.) to conduct a Qualitative Research (Knowledge, Attitude and Practice/KAP) through focus groups in Armenia. …
05 Mar 2010 | Jobs - Vacancy
Experts for Protected Area and Related Activities
The IUCN Programme Office for the South Caucasus (IUCN POSC plans to expand its Protected Areas related activities in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and is looking for short and long term National experts in the following fields: …
04 Mar 2010 | News - News story
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Communication meeting for ENPI FLEG Program in Georgia
On frosty and sunny days of January 2010, IUCN South Caucasus office in Tbilisi hosted first Communication Meeting of the ENPI FLEG Program. ENPI FLEG means “Forest Law Enforcement and Governance in the European Neighborhood Policy East Countries and Russia” program, being implemented in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. The program is funded by European Commission. The program’s implementing partners are the World Bank, IUCN and WWF. …
22 Jan 2010 | News - News story
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National experts trained on Ecological Networks
The second round of training courses under the InWEnt programme “Regional Environmental Policy in the South Caucasus” was held from 25 November to 09 December 2009 in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. The IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus jointly conducted the trainings in collaboration with Adelphi Research. The objective of this series of training courses is to contribute to the further development of the region's nature conservation policies and legislation in order to support approximation to the EU Aquis Communautaire. …
09 Dec 2009 | News - News story
Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) joins IUCN
IUCN welcomes the Caucasus Environmental NGO Network (CENN) to its worldwide network. CENN was admitted as NGO Member by the IUCN Council at its 73rd meeting on November 24, 2009. …
04 Dec 2009 | News - News story
Study on the current practices of the forest management in Georgia
On November 24, the IUCN office for Southern Caucasus hosted an event under the FLEG program, on the inception report on the practices being conducted by forestry expert Merab Machavariani. …
26 Nov 2009 | News - News story
A helpdesk to support stakeholders of Georgian protected areas
IUCN POSC has established a helpdesk to support local stakeholders in Vashlovani, Lagodekhi and Tusheti PAs, as part of the project Facilitating stakeholder participation in protected areas of Georgia. …
24 Aug 2009 | News - News story
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