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Launch of “Customs and Constitutions”: an IUCN study on the state of recognition of customary law around the world
Across much of the globe, there has been increasing awareness over the past two decades of the significant role of customary law in natural resource governance. Despite this growing awareness, State recognition of customary law is still lacking in many countries, and even where it is recognized there is often conflict between statutory regimes and customary law. …
24 May 2012 | News story
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Full force of the law needed to save stricken dugongs
Law enforcement is key to saving one of the world’s most threatened marine mammals - the Dugong (Dugong dugon) - and a project funded by SOS - Save our Species is on the case in Mozambique. …
23 May 2012 | News story
20 years of EU nature conservation
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Habitats Directive and the LIFE financial instrument both developed by the European Union to help protect European nature. …
21 May 2012 | News story
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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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Dams in West Africa: Building dialogue
Large dams have brought significant benefits in West Africa and are likely to provide more in the future. Providing electricity, improving irrigation, supplying drinking water are some of the benefits from large dams for communities in the region. … | French
16 May 2012 | News story
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
Large dams in West Africa: building dialogue
Large dams have brought significant benefits in West Africa and are likely to provide more in the future. Providing electricity, improving irrigation, supplying drinking water are some of the benefits from large dams for communities in the region. Yet, the development of such infrastructures shouldn’t come at the expense of ecosystems and the people who depend on them. The implementation of large hydraulic structures requires careful consultation between all stakeholders involved. Lessons from such processes are explained and illustrated in a new publication produced by the IUCN West and Central Africa office. … | French
16 May 2012 | News story
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Workshop on long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring looks to improve management of Thailand’s marine protected areas
Staff from 11 marine national parks and 3 associated research centers learned how to use long-term marine and coastal resources monitoring as a basis for improving park management at a workshop in Sirinard National Park, Phuket, on 8-10 May 2012.
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
Mixed news on the rediscovery of rare frog species in Ecuador
A new population of the Critically Endangered glass frog (Centrolene heloderma) has been discovered in the cloud forests of the Pichincha Province of Ecuador. …
15 May 2012 | News story
