Nouvelles des Membres et pour les Membres

IUCN @ 7th Winrock II biofuels conference

IUCN brings sustainability discussions to member conference on biofuels

A team of IUCN colleagues participated in the 7th International Biofuels Conference organized by IUCN member, Winrock International India, which took place in New Delhi on the 11th and 12th February, 2010. …  

22 Feb 2010 | News story

Water collection for downstream communities, Tongitogiga watershed catchment, Samoa

WANI strengthens water management in Fiji and Samoa

Many Pacific Islands are experiencing increasing pressures on water resources due to growing populations, infrastructure development, and climatic fluctuations. IUCN, member and partner organisations are strengthening forces to support Integrated Water Resource Management in the Oceania region. …  

22 Feb 2010 | News story

Female Sclater's black lemur (also called blue-eyed black lemur)

World's most endangered primates revealed

Mankind’s closest living relatives – the world’s apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates – are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures according to Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates, 2008–2010. …   | Spanish

18 Feb 2010 | News story

Computer

Nouveau Portail des Membres : Système automatisé pour les Résolutions et Recommandations

Conformément à la Résolution 4.011 (Mise au point d’un système automatisé permettant d’enregistrer les activités des Membres relatives aux Résolutions et Recommandations, afin d’améliorer la présentation de rapports lors de chaque Congrès mondial de la nature et dans l’intervalle entre deux Congrès), le Secrétariat de l’UICN a mis au point un outil en ligne pour enregistrer les activités des Membres et du Secrétariat, relatives à la mise en œuvre des Résolutions et Recommandations adoptées par le Congrès mondial de la nature à Barcelone en 2008. …   | English | Spanish | Chinese

16 Feb 2010 | News story

The official International Year of Biodiversity video

Biodiversity is life. Biodiversity is our life.

Watch the official International Year of Biodiversity video and learn more about the value of biodiversity and why it is in crisis. …  

16 Feb 2010 | Video

Manta ray over coral reef, Chagos Archipelago

Consultation sur le futur de l’Archipel des Chagos / Territoire Britannique de l’Océan Indien

Le Bureau des Affaires étrangères et du Commonwealth du Royaume Uni (FCO) a lancé une consultation publique en Novembre 2009, afin d’évaluer si un Parc marin serait la bonne option dans le futur pour la protection environnementale de l’Archipel des Chagos / Territoire Britannique de l’Océan Indien. La consultation prend fin le 12 février 2010.   …   | English | Spanish

12 Feb 2010 | News story
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Jatropha

Sustainability at the heart of the International Biofuels Conference

IUCN representatives are addressing biofuel sustainability issues at the 7th International Biofuels Conference, which opens today in India. …  

11 Feb 2010 | News story

Pakistan granted membership of the “Mangroves For the Future” Programme

Membership will make possible coastal zone management initiatives.

KARACHI Feb 01 (IUCN PR): Pakistan has been accepted as a full member country at the Regional Steering Committee meeting held in Thailand between January 25-28, 2010. The Pakistan delegation was led by the Secretary Ministry of Environment, Kamran Lashari, while other members of the delegation included Shah Murad Aliani, Country Representative IUCN Pakistan, and Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Manager Islamabad office IUCN Pakistan. …  

01 Feb 2010 | International news release

La Segua, Ecuador

Cuidar los Humedales, una respuesta al cambio climático

2 Febrero, Día Mundial de los Humedales. “Los humedales son valorados como fuentes de agua, recarga de acuíferos, criaderos naturales de peces y reservorios de diversidad biológica y cultural, entre otras irremplazables funciones; ahora necesitan ser reconocidos como aliados indispensables en la mitigación de los impactos negativos del cambio climático sobre las cuencas hídricas y los asentamientos humanos”, señalaron desde PROTEGER. …  

01 Feb 2010 | News story
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A little hamlet in Walaek-Baliem Valley, Papua

Ensuring the sustainability of Baliem Valley’s forests in Indonesia

The Samdhana Institute and the Department of Forestry of the Government of Indonesia, both Members of IUCN, are working to identify sustainable options for Baliem Valley’s forests and its dependents, who live in the heart of Papua, the Indonesian half of New Guinea. …  

29 Jan 2010 | News story