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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 story
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Stockholm sends a strong message to Copenhagen on water
Water experts from around the world have called for water issues to be included in the international climate talks to take place in Copenhagen in December …
22 Aug 2009 | News story
The European Green Belt: Borders. Wilderness. Future
‘The European Green Belt: Borders. Wilderness. Future’ exhibition opened at the Linz Schlossmuseum on the 4th July 2009 as part of Linz 2009 European Capital of Culture. The exhibition was opened by the Landeshauptmann (Head of the Government) of Upper Austria, Mr. Pühringer. Over 400 guests attended the opening ceremony of the exhibition, which will run until the 10th January 2010. The space for the Green Belt exhibition is approximately 1,000 square meters. …
20 Jul 2009 | News story
Invitation to discuss the Draft National Protected Areas System Development Strategy and Action Plan for Georgia
The IUCN Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus, on behalf of the Agency of Protected Areas of the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia, kindly invites all interested stakeholders to submit comments on the draft National Protected Areas System Development Strategy and Action Plan. …
15 Jul 2009 | News story
World Heritage in Danger - IUCN
The Danger List of World Heritage Sites needs radical change if is to remain an effective conservation tool, according to a report released today by IUCN. … | Spanish
29 Jun 2009 | International news release
SavaLIFE – NatureCommunicationDesign exhibition
The exhibition titled SavaLIFE – NatureCommunicationDesign will be opened to the public throughout July 2009, communicating the Project, attracting public attention and focusing on valuable but fragile biodiversity along the Sava. …
26 Jun 2009 | International news release
The IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the South Caucasus Office team up to train national experts in European environmental law
From 10-24 June 2009, the IUCN Environmental Law Programme and the Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus, in collaboration with Adelphi Research, kicked off a first round of training courses focusing on nature conservation and natural resources management under the InWEnt programme “Regional Environmental Policy in the South Caucasus”. The objective of this series of training courses is to contribute to the region's in the further development of nature conservation policies and legislation in order to support approximation to the Aquis Communautaire. …
25 Jun 2009 | News story
IUCN contributes to local sustainability movement with ICLEI
From 14 to 18 June 2009, George Greene and Sebastian Winkler from IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) joined the triennial World Congress of ICLEI, the largest global association of local governments working on sustainability. The event was hosted by the City of
19 Jun 2009 | News story
IUCN continues to support regional cooperation for biodiversity conservation in the Caucasus
The IUCN Programme Office for the Southern Caucasus continues to support the Caucasus Biodiversity Council (CBC) during the implementation and further development of the Ecoregional Conservation Plan for the Caucasus. …
18 Jun 2009 | News story
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All along the watch towers in the Balkan Peninsula
A guide on how to preserve shared natural heritage in the border region of Albania, Kosovo* and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has been published today by IUCN. …
10 Jun 2009 | News story
