2013
November date announced for global event on natural capital
Against a backdrop of increasing international interest in how we value the economic benefits we derive from our natural environment, business leaders, policy makers and sustainability leaders from around the world will come together in Edinburgh in November for the inaugural World Forum on Natural Capital. …
09 May 2013 | News story
New study shows importance of IUCN’s Red List of Ecosystems
A new global standard in assessing environmental risk, the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, has been trialled on 20 ecosystems spanning six continents and three oceans. … | Spanish
08 May 2013 | International news release
FATA Secretariat and IUCN Pakistan sign a Memorandum of Understanding to manage an Environmental Cell at the FATA Secretariat
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between IUCN Pakistan and the Federally Administered Tribal Area Secretariat at a ceremony, here in Islamabad today. …
08 May 2013 | Article
Bases para la clasificación de ecosistemas terrestres en Marruecos
Tras el primer encuentro del pasado mes de enero para elaborar la Lista de Roja de Ecosistemas en Marruecos dentro proyecto POCTEFEX-Transhabitat, los expertos se han vuelto a reunir en un segundo taller que se ha celebrado en Tánger entre los días 14 y 17 de abril de 2013. …
08 May 2013 | News story
Local communities demonstrate readiness for REDD+ in Kigoma, Tanzania
Local communities in Kigoma demonstrated their readiness for full scale REDD during a recent field visit by technical experts in Kigoma districts, Tanzania. The field visit was facilitated by IUCN project on Strengthening REDD+ Lesson Learning Networks and Information Management funded by the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) of the University of Dar es Salaam. Visited pilot project is being implemented by the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) in Kigoma district. Site visit was organized in Ilagala village in Kigoma. …
08 May 2013 | Article
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IUCN signs new partnership for better forests
IUCN signed a Memorandum of Understanding yesterday with the Association Technique Internationale des Bois Tropicaux ( ATIBT) – a key player in the tropical timber industry specialized in sustainable forestry, local processing of timber and forest certification schemes. …
08 May 2013 | News story
IUCN urges careful planning with renewables
"Renewable energy interventions are good, but do not overlook the potential impacts on the environment." This is IUCN's advice to the 13 SIDS DOCK Pacific members currently meeting in Nadi, Fiji. …
08 May 2013 | News story
IUCN CEC Newsletter May 2013
The CEC Chair introduces the May 2013 newsletter. Highlights include a report of the first meeting of the new CEC Steering Committee. Enjoy more than 50 news stories from members taking action for sustainability around the world. …
08 May 2013 | News story
European Commission launches strategy on green infrastructure
The European Commission has adopted a new strategy for encouraging the use of green infrastructure, and for ensuring that the enhancement of natural processes becomes a systematic part of spatial planning. Green infrastructure uses nature to provide ecological, economic and social benefits. Instead of building flood protection infrastructure, for example, a green infrastructure solution would be to allow a natural wetland to absorb the excess water from heavy rain. …
07 May 2013 | News story
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IUCN experts part of new online course on marine biology in the Deep Ocean
TED talks by aquatic explorers including IUCN patron Sylvia Earle, who share what they’ve seen in the Earth’s last frontier — the deep ocean, are now available as part of an online course. …
07 May 2013 | Article
