Barcelone en direct
New IUCN president elected
Ashok Khosla from India is the new IUCN president. Thousands of members gathered for the announcement this morning following yesterday's democratic election.
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14 Oct 2008 | Video
The next four years
Interview with Dr Ashok Khosla
The Members of IUCN, the world's largest and oldest environmental network, elected today their new president. Dr Ashok Khosla from India will lead the Union in the next four years. He met with IUCN web TV shortly after the election results were announced. …
14 Oct 2008 | Video
Barcelone établit l’agenda de l’action environnementale
Pendant que le monde entier est confronté aux bouleversements dus à la crise financière internationale, le Congrès mondial de la nature de l’UICN propose la voie d’issue de la crise environnementale. Les participants au Congrès ont souligné que les coûts liés à la perte de biodiversité sont non seulement plus chers que ceux liés aux problèmes financiers courants, mais, dans de nombreux cas, sont irréparables. … | English
14 Oct 2008 | International news release
Watch the whales
IUCN’s members voted in favour of a resolution on whale conservation which called for the promotion of non-lethal use of whales through responsible whale watching. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
Charting the course to 2012
Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, the Members Assembly approved the new IUCN Programme for the next four years, effectively defining where the Union's efforts will be directed over the next quadrennial period. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
IUCN Treasurer sets out vision
IUCN’s new treasurer, Kurt Ramin, set out what he hopes to achieve over the next four years in his speech on Saturday, October 11. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
New IUCN resolution urges stronger climate change mitigation
More than 98 percent of IUCN NGO members and 70 percent of state members voted in favour of a new climate change mitigation resolution. The resolution targets more specific goals and actions on biodiversity, ecosystem services and livelihoods protection. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
Desde la presidencia de las comisiones
¿Cuáles son los planes de los presidentes de comisión electos durante este Congreso?
Lea algunas de las posiciones e ideas que buscan implementar el grupo que liderará la gestión de las comisiones en los próximos cuatro años. …
14 Oct 2008 | News story
The voice of IUCN’s members
Is the south well represented in the decision-making process? How important is it to physically meet and expand your network? Is the huge amount of motions working in favour of 4-year programme? Members have expressed their opinion to IUCN web TV… …
13 Oct 2008 | Video
Swim or sink together
After four reports, 20 years of existence and a Nobel Piece Prize, what are the IPCC members busy with? Are governments doing enough to address the climate crisis? Mr Atiq Rahman, lead author of the IPCC reports launched last year, and Executive Director of the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, tells IUCN about the need to work on all levels of society and the danger of failing to do so.
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13 Oct 2008 | Video
