Mesoamérica
WANI and IUCN Members in Mexico establish new Watershed Committee
The newly established Cahoacán River Watershed Committee in Chiapas, southwest Mexico, will aim to coordinate programmes and actions towards a more effective administration for the preservation of watershed resources and development of hydraulic infrastructures. …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
Sociedad civil centroamericana deja su semilla e inquietudes en la COP 15
Sociedad civil centroamericana deja su semilla e inquietudes en la COP 15 …
18 Dec 2009 | News story
WANI leads climate change resilient communities in Guatemala
More than 30 officials from different municipalities in Guatemala gathered to learn from IUCN’s Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) field experience in the Tacaná II project: a catchment management model and practical guide formulating management plans …
10 Dec 2009 | News story
UICN lanza las versiones en ruso y español de sus Lineamientos para Sitios Sagrados
La UICN lanza las versiones en ruso y español de la publicación Sitios Naturales Sagrados: Lineamientos para Manejadores de Áreas Protegidas, que apoya la protección de sitios sagrados alrededor del mundo. …
10 Nov 2009 | News story
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Forests, people and climate change: the REDD solution
Major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions are necessary if we are to avoid disastrous climate change. Given that deforestation and forest degradation account for up to 17% of man-made global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and sustainable management of forests is a good place to start. …
01 Oct 2009 | News story
Saint Lucia awaits parrot population estimate
Analyses are currently underway following a two-month survey that ended in March, of the Saint Lucia Amazon parrot (Amazona versicolor) across the whole of St. Lucia’s mountainous rainforests. …
03 Jun 2009 | News story
Strengthening Caribbean Conservation
Leaders in the fields of conservation and sustainable development are meeting in Trinidad this week to find ways to strengthen collaboration between the Caribbean island nations and IUCN. …
05 May 2009 | News story
Rescue plan in place for threatened Montserrat frog
An ambitious rescue operation has been put in place by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (Durrell) , the Ministry of the Environment in Montserrat and the Zoological Society of London, UK to prevent the decimation of Montserrat’s threatened “mountain chicken” frog from chytrid fungus. …
05 May 2009 | News story
Cuba - The Crown Jewel of the Caribbean - But for how much longer?
Earlier this week the Brookings Institution brought together a panel of marine experts to outline a new path for the United States and Cuba to work together on environmental issues to protect diverse marine resources in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. …
01 May 2009 | News story
