News
Watershed conservation beyond boundaries
IUCN accompanies and drives integration processes in Mexico-Guatemala transboundary watersheds. … | Spanish
30 Aug 2010 | News story
Sharing water through better governance
Strengthening skills and knowledge of local actors in the border region between Mexico and Guatemala is crucial, to ensure effective participation for better water management in the region. … | Spanish
01 Jul 2010 | News story
Ridge to Reef workshop develops new global initiative
Healthy well-managed river basins and coastal areas, where people and nature thrive, is the vision behind the development of a new IUCN initiative 'Ridge to Reef'. …
21 Jun 2010 | News story
Risk against profits!
Because of the distance, prevailing currents and winds, the oil slick drifting to southern United States shores will probably not directly affect the Caribbean. However, events in the last few weeks in the Gulf of Mexico should be seen as a serious warning for any country commercializing its submarine oil resources, especially those who bet a lot on tourism such as in the Caribbean. How will governments and stakeholders now balance profits against risks?
29 May 2010 | International news release
The IUCN Caribbean Initiative embarks upon visits through the Caribbean
Pascal O. Girot, Regional Program Coordinator for the IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Initiative (IUCN-ORMA/Caribe), and Deirdre P. Shurland, Coordinator of the Caribbean Initiative, embark upon visits to the Caribbean. The purpose is to familiarize members with the implementation of the IUCN Caribbean program and to establish links with key partners.
03 May 2010 | News story
Spencer Thomas honoured in New Zealand
Cited for his great contribution towards the success of the Helping Islands Adapt meeting and his global leadership on the environment, Dr Spencer Thomas from Grenada and member of the steering committee of the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA), was honoured today by the New Zealand Government with the presentation of a “Taonga” -- a national treasure of the New Zealand people. … | French | Spanish
26 Apr 2010 | International news release
WANI and IUCN Members in Mexico establish new Watershed Committee
The newly established Cahoacán River Watershed Committee in Chiapas, southwest Mexico, will aim to coordinate programmes and actions towards a more effective administration for the preservation of watershed resources and development of hydraulic infrastructures. …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
Saint Lucia awaits parrot population estimate
Analyses are currently underway following a two-month survey that ended in March, of the Saint Lucia Amazon parrot (Amazona versicolor) across the whole of St. Lucia’s mountainous rainforests. …
03 Jun 2009 | News story
Strengthening Caribbean Conservation
Leaders in the fields of conservation and sustainable development are meeting in Trinidad this week to find ways to strengthen collaboration between the Caribbean island nations and IUCN. …
05 May 2009 | News story
