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The Ecuadorian National Water Secretariat is Created
Yesterday, the Ecuadorian government issued a decree for the "Reorganization of the National Council of Water Resources through the creation of the National Water Secretariat.” …
28 May 2008 | News story
GEF IW: LEARN / IUCN Regional Workshop on Designing Payments for Ecosystem Services
Are Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) a viable way of financing management of river basins and coastal environments? What steps are needed to develop PES schemes? What experiences and lessons learned have been generated from attempts to develop PES in the real world? …
03 Apr 2008 | Event
Tanzania: Working towards better ecosystems in Pangani river basin
A new project in Tanzania's Pangani river basin aims to improve water flows for the benefit of all its users. …
20 Mar 2008 | News story
World Water Day: Sanitizing our water sources
While billions of people lack access to proper sanitation, millions of kilometers of rivers are getting more polluted everyday. …
20 Mar 2008 | Media advisory
IUCN and Itaipú Dam stage Environmental Flows Training in Latin America
More than 30 people from the Latin America and Caribbean region took part in a regional learning workshop, from February 11-15, on Application of Environmental Flows in River Basin Management, in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. …
11 Feb 2008 | Event
IUCN and Itaipú Dam stage Environmental Flows Training in Latin America
More than 30 people from the Latin America and Caribbean region took part in a regional learning workshop, from February 11-15, on Application of Environmental Flows in River Basin Management, in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. …
11 Feb 2008 | Event
Master plan for southern Africa’s “lifeline” revealed
A management plan for the world’s largest inland delta was launched on World Wetlands Day. …
05 Feb 2008 | News story
State of the world 2008: water in a sustainable economy
Choices about the way water is used must be made, argues IUCN in the latest volume of the book, State of the World …
05 Feb 2008 | News story
Applying an Ecosystem Approach to Wetlands Management in Viet Nam
Hanoi, Vietnam 9 January 2008T- The Government of Viet Nam is making efforts to apply the Ecosystem Approach to wetlands and protected area management with technical and field support from IUCN. The Ecosystem Approach is the primary framework for action for natural resrouces management under the Convention on Biological Diversity. …
09 Jan 2008 | News story
International organizations launch initiatives for sustainable water use in Asia Pacific
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched concrete initiatives to achieve more sustainable management of precious water resources in the Asia Pacific region. …
05 Dec 2007 | News story
