Protected Areas
Protected areas increase economic gains in West Africa
Local populations living close to protected areas in West Africa , earn an additional 40% of their income from activities related to these areas. …
15 Mar 2011 | News story
7 Finalists announced for the 2011 Kenton Miller Conservation Award
Named after Dr. Kenton R. Miller, one of the leading figures in international protected area conservation, the award honors innovation in protected area management aspects such as communications, planning and management, finance and economics, assessment, monitoring, and evaluation, learning and capacity building, or governance. In addition to a framed citation, the award carries a cash component of USD 5,000. …
09 Mar 2011 | News story
arborvitae Issue 43 - Attending to gender
- Women and forest ownership: Providing secure tenure rights to both genders can promote sustainable forest management and poverty alleviation.
- Feature: Now is the time for the forestry and environment community to recognize that women are primary stakeholders of forest management schemes.
- Women and community forestry: Women spend significantly more time in forests than men do.
08 Mar 2011 | News story
IUCN Members to convene in Kuwait for the West Asia 7th Regional Conservation Forum
Amman, Jordan – 6 March 2011 – Members of IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature will gather in Kuwait for the IUCN West Asia 7th Regional Conservation Forum (RCF), which will be held from 2-5 May 2011. The RCF is organized by IUCN Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA) and co-hosted by the State of Kuwait through the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR). The forum will discuss issues related to the RCF theme “Climate Change and Biodiversity: Climate Change; Threats and Opportunities for Biodiversity and Ecosystems”. …
06 Mar 2011 | News story
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Proposal for the zoning of wind exclusion areas in Cantabria
On 2nd March, Carlos Sanchez, President of the Spanish National Committee of IUCN Members and of the Foundation for Man and Nature (FNYH in Spanish), together with Juan Carlos del Olmo, Secretary General of WWF-Spain, and Guillermo Palomero, President of the Brown Bear Foundation, presented a proposal based entirely on the conservation of biodiversity, priority species and their habitats. … | Spanish
04 Mar 2011 | News story
Keep the Lagoons of New Caledonia intact
An IUCN-led monitoring mission to the Lagoons of New Caledonia in the French Pacific Ocean archipelago, will look at how the site is managed, evaluate the impact of mining activities in the buffer zone and identify no-take zones. … | French
24 Feb 2011 | News story
Towards an IUCN strategy for sustainable bioenergy
“By 2016, bioenergy responsibly contributes to biodiversity conservation, climate change solutions and sustainable livelihoods, as part of building resilient ecological and socio-economic systems.” This is IUCN’s working vision for sustainable bioenergy, an outcome of a recent workshop that convened Members, partners, Commissions and IUCN staff to develop an IUCN bioenergy strategy.* …
18 Feb 2011 | News story
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New IUCN Deputy Director General appointed
Dr Poul Engberg-Pedersen has been nominated IUCN Deputy Director General. … | French | Spanish
17 Feb 2011 | News story
IUCN congratulates the Ramsar Convention on its 40th anniversary
Video message of IUCN Director General Julia Marton-Lefèvre on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention …
02 Feb 2011 | News story
World Wetlands Day – Healthy forests, healthy wetlands
Wetlands, such as mangroves, peat forests and freshwater swamp forests, are home to a wealth of biodiversity. To mark this year’s World Wetlands Day on Wednesday 2 February, IUCN is highlighting the role and importance of forests in wetlands, of particular poignancy as 2011 is the International Year of Forests. …
01 Feb 2011 | News story
