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Million-dollar boost to the people and biodiversity of West Africa
An IUCN initiative that works to improve the livelihoods of people in West Africa has received a major boost in the form of a CHF 1.9 million grant from Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). …
24 Feb 2010 | News - News story
Mangroves to the rescue
Coastal ecosystems in the Pacific region are under severe threat. Increasing population, coastal development, squatter settlements and increasing demand for resources are having a serious impact. Climate change will only make things worse for these vulnerable coastal areas, and urgent action is needed to address the ongoing threats. …
23 Feb 2010 | News - News story
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Efforts to save depleted woodland vegetation
Coastal Grassy Woodland vegetation has been significantly depleted in Victoria, Australia, with over 80% of its pre-European distribution lost since 1800. Much of the Yanakie Isthmus area at the northern end of Wilsons Promontory National Park is Coastal Grassy Woodland, making this an important site for the conservation of this depleted vegetation, though here too it is threatened through wide spread and long term invasion of the Coast Tea-tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). …
23 Feb 2010 | Project - Description
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Comptabilité carbone: formation organisée par l'UICN au Burkina Faso
Du 1 au 5 décembre 2009, s'est tenue une formation en comptabilité carbone destinée aux cadres du Ministère de l'Environnement et du Cadre de Vie (MECV) du Burkina Faso. L'objectif du cours consistait à soutenir les efforts locaux de mise en place de projets forestiers suscpetibles de bénéficier d'un financement par le marché international de crédits carbone. …
18 Jan 2010 | Events - Event
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L’UICN Burkina et ses partenaires célèbrent les PFNL
Du 21 au 23 décembre 2009 se sont tenues à Sapouy, chef lieu de la province du Ziro au Burkina Faso, les premières 72 heures des Produits Forestiers Non Ligneux (PFNL) de la région du Centre Ouest. …
29 Dec 2009 | Events - Event
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IUCN Media Brief 17 December 2009 - REDD key to successful mitigation
THE LATEST: Solid progress has been made at COP 15 towards recognizing forests as a fundamental part of climate change mitigation solutions. REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) and REDD-plus are a critical part of a successful mitigation strategy. …
17 Dec 2009 | News - News story
Borneo Natives Proclaim Tropical Forest Reserve
Penan Peace Park" is aimed at protecting the last primeval rainforests of Sarawak´s Upper Baram region and is challenging the official logging plans – the Penan wish to develop tourism and to protect their native rights. …
16 Dec 2009 | News - News story
Landmark Legal Opinion Finds that Indigenous Brazilian Tribe in Amazon owns carbon-trading rights
Finding Comes During Global Climate Talks in Copenhagen; Could Impact Other Indigenous Groups Seeking to Protect Land, Way of Life …
16 Dec 2009 | News - News story
Don’t hold REDD hostage in Copenhagen
After good progress in week one, concerns remain that a deal on REDD-plus (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) could yet stall on a small number of unresolved issues, or could be sacrificed because of lack of progress in other areas of the bigger deal, says IUCN. …
15 Dec 2009 | News - Press Release
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Sharing the benefits under REDD
IUCN, with the support of Econ Pöyry, has reviewed experiences with existing benefit sharing arrangements in the forest sector and in other areas in order to inform discussions on how to develop benefit sharing systems under REDD. …
09 Dec 2009 | News - News story
