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The 2008 Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards go to Noémi Mercier with “Our computers are poisoning the planet”
The 2008 Reuters-IUCN Media Awards for Excellence in Environmental Reporting go to Noémi Mercier of Canada for her story “Our computers are poisoning the planet” (Nos ordinateurs empoisonnent la planète). At the Global Awards Ceremony held today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, 5,000 US$ were awarded to her as the global winner. …
13 Nov 2008 | News - News story
IUCN Intern Wins National Geographic Grant
The USA Multilateral Office in Washington D.C. is proud to announce that one of its young interns, Niyang Shen, has been awarded the prestigious Youth's Explorer Grant from the National Geographic.
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06 Nov 2008 | News - News story
Over 5 billion of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas by 2030
By the end of this year a first-time record of 3.3 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, are expected to live in urban areas according to the UN. …
27 Oct 2008 | News - News story
IUCN makes new commitment to the Caribbean
The World Conservation Congress held from 5 to 14 October in Barcelona, marked an important landmark for the Caribbean, with the launch by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) of a new Initiative for the region. …
16 Oct 2008 | News - News story
IUCN makes new commitment to the Caribbean
The World Conservation Congress held from 5 to 14 October in Barcelona, marked an important landmark for the Caribbean, with the launch by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) of a new Initiative for the region. …
16 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Poverty and the climate crisis
Last year the Rockefeller Foundation launched a $70 million initiative to help poor communities prepare for and recover from the global climate crisis' impacts. Maria Blair, Associate Vice President of the Foundation talks to IUCN web TV about the links between development and climate change and the real urgencies ahead of us. The rule of law and the technical innovations are sometimes just not enough. …
15 Oct 2008 | News - News story
New IUCN president elected
Ashok Khosla from India is the new IUCN president. Thousands of members gathered for the announcement this morning following yesterday's democratic election.
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14 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Barcelona sets environment action agenda
While the world struggles with the turmoil of a market crisis, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress defined the way forward in solving the environmental crisis. Participants in the Congress underlined that the cost of biodiversity losses are not only greater than those of the current financial problems, but in many cases, they are irreparable. …
14 Oct 2008 | News - Press Release
African ministers look for a sustainable future
African environment ministers gathered at the IUCN World Conservation Congress today for an open and honest discussion about the future of sustainability in Africa and the role IUCN will play. …
08 Oct 2008 | News - News story
IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona. … | French | Spanish
06 Oct 2008 | News - Press Release
