Nouvelles des Membres et pour les Membres
European Day of Parks
"See the sky, touch a tree, feel the air and find yourself! Europe’s natural parks – a living health spa for stress fatigued Europeans." This event, organized by EUROPARC, takes place on 24th May 2012 in more than 50 parks in 20 countries. …
21 May 2012 | News story
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Le saola reste un mystère, 20 ans après sa spectaculaire apparition
Vingt ans après la découverte sensationnelle d’une nouvelle espèce d’ongulés, le saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis), cet animal reste plus mystérieux et insaisissable que jamais. Selon le Groupe de travail sur les Saolas, créé conjointement par la Commission de la Sauvegarde des Espèces de l’UICN, le WWF et la Wildlife Conservation Society, cette espèce sera bientôt éteinte, du fait des pressions croissantes liées à la chasse et d’une mauvaise gestion des réserves. … | English | Spanish
21 May 2012 | International news release
Enter the IUCN – Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award
Enter an article by 15 June for an award honouring exceptional environmental journalism. …
16 May 2012 | News story
New online elephant database launched
ElephantDatabase.org, a joint project of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) and Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), is a new site where the latest information from elephant surveys across Africa and Asia is easily accessible. …
16 May 2012 | News story
Establishment of IPBES: Implications for global, regional and national policy
In a recent article, Ibrahim Thiaw and Richard Munang from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have outlined a number of ways forward for the newly created IPBES. Those include finding innovative ways to combine existing knowledge systems, engaging civil society and integrating economic thinking into biodiversity and ecosystem protection. …
10 May 2012 | News story
Mountain chicken frogs back in Montserrat
Scientists from the IUCN Member organisations are hoping that one of the world's largest frogs is singing songs of love on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat and not just singing in the rain. Mating calls would mean the so-called "mountain chicken" frogs are looking to breed and hopefully dodge extinction. …
10 May 2012 | News story
Día Nacional del Tapir en Ecuador
Hoy, 9 de mayo, unámonos a este festejo por una especie libre de amenazas y por un ambiente sano, sin contaminación. …
09 May 2012 | News story
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Report on TILCEPA PoWPA Training Program
Drs Margaret Jacobsohn (Namibia) and Nigel Crawhall (South Africa) of the WCPA-CEESP inter-Commission Theme on Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, Equity and Protected Areas (TILCEPA) ran a half-day session on governance of Protected Areas at the CBD capacity building workshop on the Programme of Work for Protected Areas for Central, East and Southern Africa, 30 January – 3 February 2012. The workshop was held outside of Cape Town, South Africa. …
09 May 2012 | News story
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Pour qui voterez-vous ?
Découvrez les 49 candidats au Conseil de l’UICN 2013-2016 sur les pages Internet du Congrès. … | English | Spanish
08 May 2012 | News story
Rewilding in Europe through biosphere reserves
Europe is currently in the middle of an exceptional wildlife comeback boom due to large-scale abandonment of farmland. This phenomenon is particularly notable in the continent’s mountainous areas, which are running wild with robust, resilient nature. The time has never been more ripe for the conservation of biodiversity in Europe. …
04 May 2012 | News story
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