2012
'The Way Towards Rio+20' - IUCN Director General speech at the World Water Forum
Mr Chairman, thank you for your invitation to address this important event and to contribute, on behalf of IUCN, to your deliberations over what should be Marseille’s message to the Rio+20 Conference. …
13 Mar 2012 | IUCN statement
Address by IUCN Director General to the World Water Forum
On this platform I represent the global voice of environmental advocacy, to speak up for the rights of people and nature, for the social benefits of wetlands and ecological flows, for all the extraordinary species (including our own) that depend on resilient nature for their life support. …
12 Mar 2012 | IUCN statement
Hopes high as Water Forum kicks off
The World Water Forum opened on Monday with demands to bring clean water and sanitation to billions in need and to address worsening scarcity and waste. Mark Smith, Head of IUCN's Water Programme was impressed by the opening and has high hopes for a positive outcome. …
12 Mar 2012 | News story
Tanguar Haor community information centre opens
IUCN’s Senior Programme Officer and Tanguar Haor’s Project Manager, Aminur Rahman recently welcomed the local community to the newly opened Tanguar Haor community information centre for the ‘Community Based Sustainable Management of Tanguar Haor’ Project. …
11 Mar 2012 | Article
World Water Forum: nature takes centre stage
Natural ‘infrastructure’ such as river basins, forests, lakes and wetlands, plays a key role in addressing today’s global water needs and must be an integral part of every country’s water management portfolio, says IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the World Water Forum starting in Marseille on Monday 12 March. … | French | Spanish
10 Mar 2012 | News story
Candidates for IUCN Council 2013-2016
IUCN Members will elect a new Council for 2013-16 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, taking place in Jeju, Republic of Korea from 6-15 September 2012. IUCN is pleased to announce the list of candidates for the positions of President, Treasurer, Chairs of Commissions and Regional Councillors. … | French | Spanish
09 Mar 2012 | News story
Worrying declines for world’s seabirds
The status of the world’s seabirds has deteriorated rapidly over recent decades and several species and populations are now perilously close to extinction, according to a new review by BirdLife International, a partner of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Across the globe, commercial fisheries pose the most serious threat to seabirds. …
09 Mar 2012 | News story
Worrying declines for world’s seabirds
The status of the world’s seabirds has deteriorated rapidly over recent decades and several species and populations are now perilously close to extinction, according to a new review by BirdLife International, a partner of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Across the globe, commercial fisheries pose the most serious threat to seabirds. … | French | Spanish
09 Mar 2012 | International news release
National Conference on Mangroves Ecosystem in Pakistan: Sharing of Experience with Policy Makers
A national conference titled: National Conference on Mangroves Ecosystem in Pakistan: Sharing of Experience with Policy Makers was organised by the Human Resource Development Network (HRDN) from March 8-9, 2012 at Hotel Pearl Continental at Karachi. This conference was first of its kind in Pakistan which specifically focused on the mangroves ecosystem of Pakistan. …
09 Mar 2012 | News story
Un nouveau pas vers la gestion concertée des ressources en eau du Bassin du Sourou entre le Burkina Faso et le Mali
La première rencontre de la commission conjointe Burkina Faso-République du Mali pour faciliter la mise en œuvre de la Gestion Integrée des Ressources en Eau (GIRE) dans le Bassin du Sourou a permis d’amender et valider de façon consensuelle les projets de textes organiques de deux cadres de concertation. …
09 Mar 2012 | Article
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