2012
Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award - Call for Entries
SEADocs – The Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award is a competition to encourage the art of documentary filmmaking in the region as a platform to engage with pressing social and environmental issues. … | French
06 Jun 2012 | News story
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World Environment Day celebrated 2012
The Government of Pakistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is organizing events all over Pakistan to mark the World Environment Day 2012 celebrations. These events are being organized under the auspices of the National Impact Assessment Programme (NIAP) being jointly implemented by the Government of Pakistan and IUCN. …
05 Jun 2012 | International news release
A Seminar on World Environment Day 2012 by IUCN in Quetta
IUCN Pakistan organised a seminar on the World Environment Day 2012 in collaboration with Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Balochistan at the Environmental Protection Agency Complex at Quetta. The theme of the year 2012 is: Green Economy Does It Include You? Mr. Mir Asghar Rind, Minister for Environment, Government of Balochistan was the Chief Guest. …
05 Jun 2012 | International news release
Creating greener vacations
Holidays on tropical beaches and protecting nature often don’t go together. But in reality, hotels and resorts have a multitude of environmentally-friendly options that appeal to tourists and also promote conservation. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has developed a set of five principles for biodiversity conservation in the planning of hotels and resorts. …
05 Jun 2012 | News story
A Tribute to Professor Emmanuel Asuquo Obot
The IUCN community is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our colleague and friend Professor Emmanuel Asuquo Obot who died tragically on Sunday 3 June 2012 in the plane crash in Lagos, Nigeria. Professor Obot was the Executive Director of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation, an IUCN Member organization, a Steering Committee member of the Commission on Environmental Economic and Social Policy (CEESP) and Chair of the CEESP Theme on Social and Environmental Accountability of the Private Sector (SEAPRISE). …
05 Jun 2012 | Article
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Turning the Rio dream into reality
Today we celebrate World Environment Day — a moment for the conservation community to take a deep, collective breath as we power towards the Rio+20 conference and onwards to the IUCN World Conservation Congress, writes IUCN Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre. …
05 Jun 2012 | Article
Jeju marks 100-day countdown
Shorter are the days that separate us from the IUCN World Conservation Congress. That was the motivation driving the D-100 celebrations held on Saturday 2 June at the International Convention Centre Jeju (ICCJ). …
04 Jun 2012 | News story
Custodians of Zanzibar's Sacred Groves learn participatory film-making
Steeped in history and the aroma of spices, Zanzibar on the coast of Tanzania is a well-known tourist destination. The islands, however, also have a lesser-known side - their Sacred Groves. Concerned that these Groves, both rich in nature and culturally valued, are suffering damage and neglect, villager leaders, traditional elders and young people recently teamed up with local and international organisations to document their oral history and plan for their better care. …
04 Jun 2012 | News story
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Emirates Environmental Group Newsletter
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) is a professional working group devoted to protecting the environment through the means of education, action programs and community involvement. Check out their May newsletter. …
04 Jun 2012 | Article
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Sharing benefits across borders: Messages from Mekong2Rio
Innovative and collaborative actions that foster positive results are instrumental in encouraging further cooperation between sovereign countries, was the message from IUCN to the participants of Mekong2Rio, an international conference organized by the Mekong River Commission in Phuket, Thailand from 1-3 May 2012. …
04 Jun 2012 | News story
