GPU's articles on global policy

Windturbine and rapeseed

The planet is now so vandalised that only total energy renewal can save us

It may be too late. But without radical action, we will be the generation that saved the banks and let the biosphere collapse. See article from the Guardian, UK  

02 Dec 2008 | Fact sheet

Pacto por la vida

IUCN’s take on forest-friendly farming

Farming and wildlife are not easy bedfellows. All around the world, species are vanishing as their habitat is turned over to crops. Such land conversion is particularly severe in the tropics, where most of the world’s species live.  

02 Dec 2008 | Fact sheet

Gender at World Conservation Congress 2008
IUCN TV

New Global Report on Gender

The Senior Advisor on Gender issues of IUCN, Lorena Aguilar, comments on the recently launched Global Gender Gap Report 2008 by the World Economic Forum and states that it is "a vital resource document for decision and policy makers worldwide." 

25 Nov 2008 | Fact sheet