Barcelona Diary
What's going on behind the scenes at the IUCN World Conservation Congress? This section features interviews with members and staff, pictures from informal meetings, and gossip from the corridors.
Desde la perspectiva indigena
Jorge Fedrick, de la Comisión Mundial de Áreas Protegidas de la UICN, expresó su posición desde la visión indígena. …
07 Oct 2008 | Audio
Compartiendo el conocimiento
Ana Perez Conguache, de Guatemala, habló sobre su trabajo en términos de compartir globalmente las experiencias de gobernanza de áreas protegidas en el marco del Congreso. …
07 Oct 2008 | Audio
Saving the Dugong
Seichi Aruga (47) comes all the way from Japan with the hope that the IUCN World Conservation Congress will help save Dugong (Dugong dugon). As an active member of Save the Dugong Campaign Centre, he has been instrumental in conserving this endangered species. He is optimistic that this Congress will break grounds on Dugong conservation. …
07 Oct 2008 | Audio
Empowering Masai women in Tanzania
Attending the IUCN congress is one more way for Josephine Simon to help empower Masai women in her native Tanzania. She is representing the Esilalei Women’s Cultural Boma, an association which is built on the premise that women are the key to wildlife conservation and which is supported by the African Wildlife Foundation. Selling traditional Masai handicrafts is just one of the ways the Boma aims to channel tourism-related revenue to the villages for development. …
07 Oct 2008 | Audio
Buscando oportunidades: de lo local al global
Blanca Espinoza García es coordinadora de educación en Coopetres Osa, una cooperativa de mujeres costarricenses de la provincia de Puntarenas. Ella se dedica a la fabricación de papel artesanal hecho de materiales reciclados y quiere aprovechar su presencia en la feria de mujeres emprendedoras del congreso para generar contactos y establecer redes. …
07 Oct 2008 | Audio
Sheila Oparaocha, ETC Energia
"I did not expect the congress to be so big. I am particularly impressed by the International Women Environmental Entrepreneurs Fair. It brings women working on key issues, such as environment, energy and climate change, together to share experience on running businesses and being entrepreneurs." …
07 Oct 2008 | News story
Margaret Otieno, Wildlife Clubs of Kenya
"I loved the opening ceremony. It emphasized the importance of conservation and the concerns of the whole world. I am overwhelmed by the quality and quantity of material available here in Barcelona. There is so much to learn!" …
07 Oct 2008 | News story
Highlights of the Forests Journey
Allison Bleaney, Global Forest Governance Programme Officer from the IUCN Asia Regional Office talks about some of the exciting events coming up in the Forestry Pavilion and the highlights of her time at Congress so far. …
07 Oct 2008 | Audio
Buena organización
Simón García, del Centro de Estudios para el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo, en Panamá, comentó que el Congreso le ha parecido bien organizado. …
06 Oct 2008 | Audio
Recuperando el algodón nativo
Madelena Puicón Pérez, mujer peruana de la Asociación de Artesanas de Arbolsol, comenta cómo fue invitada al Congreso en el marco de la premiación de la Iniciativa Ecuatorial del PNUMA por la labor de su organización en la conservación del algodón nativo y el mantenimiento de la tradición cultural de los telares. …
06 Oct 2008 | Audio
