Eastern and Southern Africa
IUCN offers conservation knowledge for global nature platform
The world needs a stronger link between government policy and scientific facts regarding nature and its benefits. IUCN is taking part in the second plenary session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), 16-21 April, Panama City, Panama. …
13 Apr 2012 | News story
Moses Mapesa is the new IUCN WCPA Regional Vice Chair for East and Southern Africa
I pledge to serve diligently in this position as per the terms of reference and in the interest of conservation in the region and globally, particularly in light of the ever increasing and changing threats and challenges to nature conservation. …
11 Apr 2012 | News story
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National committee chairs rev up for Jeju Congress
Chairs of National Committee of IUCN Members from Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESARO) convened in Pretoria, South Africa this week to discuss the region’s preparations for the IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held in Jeju, South Korea in September this year. The meeting brought together Chairs from Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. …
05 Apr 2012 | News story
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IUCN Members in Malawi speak on the environmental situation
The Malawi National Committee of IUCN Members met recently to discuss national environmental issues affecting the country. The Committee includes leading environmental organizations in the country such as the Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM), the Coordinating Union for the Rehabilitation of the Environment (CURE), the Malawi Environmental Endowment Trust (MEET), the Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (CEPA) and Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT). The Malawi National Committee of IUCN Members was formed in November 2011 by members of IUCN in Malawi to, among other things, influence the conservation and development agenda in Malawi. …
04 Apr 2012 | News story
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IUCN SSC takes on scaly anteaters
Is it a cat? Is it a bear? Or, is it a crazy looking reptile? No, in fact, it’s a pangolin! …
04 Apr 2012 | News story
Communities rewarded as conservation ambassadors
Newly created community-based organizations were rewarded for their efforts to protect the Critically Endangered Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) during a festival attended by government representatives and members of the local population. The event was held in the town of Moramanga in the Moramanga District in Madagascar. …
04 Apr 2012 | News story
Congress Forum just a few clicks away
Enhance your experience of the Forum and visit the dedicated web-spaces, which have been specifically designed to give easy access to important information surrounding the event. … | French | Spanish
01 Apr 2012 | News story
IUCN and business partners call for concrete action in Rio
In a letter to the national negotiators, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have strongly pressed governments to commit to concrete action at the United Nations Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development which takes place in June. …
22 Mar 2012 | News story
Assessing threats to the Lake Turkana World Heritage site
The World Heritage Centre/IUCN reactive monitoring mission, led by Guy Debonnet from UNESCO and Goran Gugić representing IUCN, met with relevant stakeholders in Nairobi on the 15th- 16th March 2012 to discuss the threats facing Lake Turkana National Parks World Heritage site which is situated in northern Kenya. …
22 Mar 2012 | News story
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Water - but not as we know it, says IUCN
The World Water Forum in Marseille has firmly placed nature at the heart of its strategies for improving global water resources. This effectively changes the way the world looks at protecting this most valuable liquid asset, says IUCN. …
16 Mar 2012 | News story
