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Climate change under the spotlight at IUCN debate
With 2009 a critical year for the environment, both in dealing with climate change and biodiversity loss, IUCN is taking the lead by organizing a top-level environmental debate. …
30 Jun 2009 | News - News story
Healthy nature protects against disasters-IUCN
Background:
More than 220 000 people were killed as a result of the three most deadly natural disasters in 2008: Cyclone Nagris in Myanmar, the earthquake in China and the floods in India. How to reduce vulnerability to disasters in poor communities affected by climate change, urbanization and environmental degradation, will be at the focus of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction event in Geneva, Switzerland from 16 to 19 June. The International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), the main UN body mandated with reducing the impacts of disasters on people, will bring together for a second time government representatives, donor agencies, the private sector and civil society to share best practices, discuss challenges and opportunities. IUCN will demonstrate how sustainable management of natural resources helps reduce vulnerability to natural hazards. It will also draw on its experience in post-disaster relief and reconstruction actions.
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12 Jun 2009 | News - Media advisory
Protection des océans : nous ne pouvons pas nous permettre un échec – UICN
Les enjeux les plus urgents touchant à l’environnement marin seront abordés lors du premier Congrès international sur la conservation marine, qui se tiendra à Washington du 19 au 24 mai. Le Congrès, qui vise à mettre en pratique les acquis scientifiques de la conservation, abordera notamment le changement climatique, la pauvreté et la mondialisation, les aires protégées marines, la pêche et l’aquaculture. Des décideurs, des scientifiques et des gestionnaires du milieu marin se réuniront pour échanger des idées et trouver des modalités susceptibles de répondre aux problèmes communs de la planète. L’UICN mettra en exergue l’importance des aires protégées marines et des mesures de précaution afin de protéger nos océans du changement climatique, de l’acidification et des utilisations humaines intensives. … | English | Spanish
13 May 2009 | News - Media advisory
Greening blue energy: IUCN’s partnership project with E.ON underway
The potential impact of offshore and marine-based renewable energy on marine biodiversity is not negligible. IUCN has therefore embarked on a partnership with the multinational energy corporation E.ON to improve the environmental performance of offshore renewable energy projects covering offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. …
30 Mar 2009 | News - Media advisory
Economic downturn no excuse – environment must count at Davos
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, (January 28 – February 1) promises to be one of the most important events in the Forum’s history. More than 40 heads of state and government will join business leaders as well as NGOs, trade unions and other experts. The meeting will be focused on finding ways out of the current economic crisis and shaping the post-crisis agenda, from financial and trade reforms to climate change. The environment must not be sidelined in the face of an economic downturn. The current credit crisis can be an opportunity to do things differently. Investing in nature and green infrastructures should play a vital role in economic recovery plans. …
27 Jan 2009 | News - Media advisory
Montez à bord, Cap sur Barcelone !
Contexte: En octobre 2008, des douzaines de bateaux mettront le cap vers le port espagnol de Barcelone au nom de la conservation marine. Leur destination : le Congrès Mondial de la Nature (5-14 octobre 2008). Leur message : nous pouvons et nous devons protéger nos mers, nos océans et notre littoral. Ces voiliers ne sont pas des embarcations ordinaires. Chaque bateau est la preuve vivante que quelque chose peut être fait pour protéger l'extraordinaire monde bleu qui recouvre plus de deux tiers de notre planète. … | English
10 Sep 2008 | News - Media advisory
Coming soon: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
What: The most comprehensive update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ will be unveiled at IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Barcelona on Monday, October 6, 2008. …
01 Sep 2008 | News - Media advisory
World Water Week: Sanitizing our water sources – 17-23
Background: “Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World” is the theme of the 2008 World Water Week conference, with special focus on sanitation. Held in Stockholm 17-23 August this year’s meeting recognizes the declaration by the United Nations of 2008 as the International Year of Sanitation (IYS). It focuses on the environmental and health crisis caused by the more than 200 million tonnes of human waste that ends up untreated in water systems, fouling the environment and exposing millions of people to disease. …
15 Aug 2008 | News - Media advisory
Seagrass meadows in “hot water” – IUCN
Seagrass meadows are essential to commercial species such as prawns … | Spanish
25 Jul 2008 | News - Press Release
Understanding agriculture’s dilemma between food security and conservation – new publication
Agriculture is suffering from a growing dilemma: it needs to feed a fast growing world population, and conserve biodiversity and manage natural resources of an increasingly depleted planet. …
22 Jul 2008 | News - News story
