October
How to live with hippos, elephants and lions
Are lions, elephants, hippos, jaguars and people bound to come into conflict when they meet? How can we prevent or at least reduce the conflict between human beings and wildlife? These were some of the topics up for debate at a special session of the IUCN World Conservation Congress today. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Iniciativa del Caribe Insular ya está en pie
Hoy se lanzó oficialmente la Iniciativa del Caribe Insular con la participación de representantes de la zona insular como Cuba, República Dominicana, Haití y Bahamas, así como personeros de la cooperación internacional del gobierno francés y el PNUD. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Sprint to the finish
It may have been the last day of the forum at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, but it was by no means the least. If anything, things got even busier as delegates rushed to make the most of the final hours of the forum. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Sumatra’s historic agreement in Barcelona
The Indonesian government and WWF today announced a bold commitment to protect the remaining forests and critical ecosystems of Sumatra today at IUCN’s World Conservation Congress. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Are countries measuring up?
Will countries meet the 2010 biodiversity target to reduce or halt the rate of loss of biodiversity? According to the results of the Countdown 2010 Readiness Assessment the G8 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) show medium to low performance in achieving the target. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Balancing biofuels and biodiversity
The viability of biofuels in today’s market was debated at the World Conservation Congress today, with the launch of new biofuels scorecards by IUCN, WWF, the World Bank and The Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Mangroves: the best protection against extreme weather on coasts
Extreme weather such as the terrible Tsunami of 2004 is becoming more frequent due to climate change. As many coastal communities in Asia know only too well, mangroves are often our best line of defence. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Pacto por la Vida convoca a la integración
En una presentación llena de emotividad y esperanza, el “Pacto por la vida” se presentó en búsqueda de generar mayor conocimiento sobre el esfuerzo y obtener compromiso e integración. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Go Wild!
More than 400,000 tonnes of medicinal and aromatic plants are traded annually, with around 80 percent of species harvested from the wild. Almost 3,000 species are traded, many of them over-exploited and in danger of extinction through over-collection and habitat loss. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Spiritual conservation
The forum’s last sustainabilty dialoge explored how religious and spiritual traditions support conservation. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
