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Amazonian indigenous group leads the way for sustainable forest management
IUCN had special visitors at its Headquarters on Tuesday morning! Four representatives from the indigenous Suruí people of Mato Grosso state in the Brazilian Amazon are participating in the Paléo Music Festival in Switzerland and visited us to share their stories regarding ongoing conservation activities carried out on their lands. … | Spanish | Spanish
22 Jul 2009 | News story
Report urges forestry industry to tackle conflict with local people
Conflict between companies that profit from forests and local people who depend on them could be tackled by industry-led approaches but too few companies use them, says a report published today (8 July) by The Forests Dialogue (TFD), an international group of forest experts from business, environmental, academic and human rights groups. …
08 Jul 2009 | International news release
IUCN brings livelihoods and landscape to IEA discussion on indirect effects of bioenergy
At a workshop on indirect effects of bioenergy, organised by a working group of the International Energy Agency, IUCN brought messages related to the social effects, including livelihoods and landscapes. …
09 Jun 2009 | News story
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Communities to benefit more from trees in NE Sudan
Natural resources in NE Sudan offer win-win solutions: natural products from indigenous trees and other plants are well adapted to local climatic conditions, they contribute to environmental conservation and they can contribute to sustainable income generation in local communities. …
04 Jun 2009 | News story
New report published evaluating multi-stakeholder consultation in Cameroon
The report is produced by The Keystone Center and is titled 'IUCN’s role as facilitator in Cameroon’s multi-stakeholder consultations for a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA)'. …
06 May 2009 | News story
Liens opérationnels entre les outils de Suivi – Evaluation et les techniques de Communication
Un des défis du programme Paysage et moyens d’existence c’est d’utiliser des concepts et des outils novateurs visant à concilier protection de l’environnement et l’amélioration des conditions de vie des populations rurales. C’est dans ce cadre que l’UICN à travers le Programme LLS Burkina Faso a organisé deux ateliers de renforcement des capacités des partenaires locaux et de certains membres de l’équipe chargé de l’implémentation du programme venu du Cameroun, Burundi et du Burkina Faso. …
28 Apr 2009 | News story
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Fighting for forest frogs
The Philautus poppiae frog is native to Sri Lanka and lives in closed canopy cloud forest. It is classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ due to the ongoing decline in the quality and extent of its forest habitat. …
23 Apr 2009 | News story
3 new publications from the Strengthening Voices for Better Choices project
SVBC has issued three new publications on its forest governance work in Asia... …
09 Apr 2009 | News story
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The African Development Bank contributes to the conservation of the Congo Basin ecosystems
The support program for the conservation of the Congo Basin ecosystems (PACEBCo) has been approved by the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (ADB). This program aims to ensure the regeneration of the ecosystems, improvement of human wellbeing and the reinforcement of institutions in charge of the Convergence Plan of the Central African Forest Commission (COMIFAC). … | French
27 Mar 2009 | News story
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Le Programme Forêt s'organise et se structure Progressivement
Du 2 au 4 mars 2009 à Kribi au Cameroun, tout le personnel du Programme de Conservation des Forêts d’Afrique Centrale et Occidentale s’est réuni pour échanger sur les activités en cours (forces, faiblesses, menaces, opportunités) dudit Programme, pour mieux se connaître, se comprendre, partager la même vision et mieux communiquer. …
09 Mar 2009 | News story
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