2013
European Green Belt: Joint effort for transboundary cooperation
‘Nature knows no boundaries’ is an often stated slogan, but most relevant in Europe with its dense pattern of political borders which frequently follow natural features such as mountain ranges or river systems. Regarding the European Green Belt, nature does not only know no boundaries, nature is uniting across borders: people, organizations and states, large pristine areas throughout the continent, animal and plant populations as well as Europe’s history and future. …
25 Mar 2013 | Article
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Setting a firm base for Transboundary Conservation in the Dinaric Arc
For three years, IUCN worked with SNV-Netherlands Development Organisation and WWF-Mediterranean Programme Office on the implementation of the Environment for People in the Dinaric Arc cooperation programme. …
25 Mar 2013 | Article
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Interview: Understanding Transboundary Conservation and its challenges
Maja Vasilijevic is the Chair of the Transboundary Conservation Specialist Group of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). …
25 Mar 2013 | Article
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Editorial: Boris Erg
25 Mar 2013 | Article
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Exceptional nature in East Belgium: the Mount Saint Peter
The Mount Saint Peter is located at the border between the Wallonian and Flemish Regions of Belgium, not far from the Netherlands. This site, exceptional at European level, consists of a large limestone mass overlooking the Meuse and Geer river valleys. This is the latest story of the Country Focus on Belgium. …
25 Mar 2013 | News story
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Exceptional nature in East Belgium: the Mount Saint Peter
The Mount Saint Peter is located at the border between the Wallonian and Flemish Regions of Belgium, not far from the Netherlands. This site, exceptional at European level, consists of a large limestone mass overlooking the Meuse and Geer river valleys. …
25 Mar 2013 | Article
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Performances économiques des activités d’adaptation au changement climatique dans le bassin de la Volta
Plusieurs initiatives d’adaptation aux effets du changement climatique sont mises en œuvre en milieu rural d’Afrique. Mais, très peu d’attention a été accordée à leurs performances écologiques et économiques. …
25 Mar 2013 | News story
Yaoundé: Experts work together to eradicate poaching in Central Africa
An emergency meeting of Ministers of the Commission for Central African States in charge of defense and security, foreign relations and the protection of wildlife, has taken place in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 21-23 March 2013. … | French
25 Mar 2013 | News story
Mekong Days in Washington
The Mekong Region is a massive ecosystem that is the lifeline for more than 60 million people across six countries. In the Lower Mekong Basin, it provides fish to more people than any other river in the world. More than 150 hydropower dams are currently planned, under construction, or commissioned for the Mekong and its tributaries. If constructed, the dams will radically alter the basin’s hydrology, ecology and, consequently, the lives of millions who depend upon it. How can these seemingly opposite demands be met?
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22 Mar 2013 | Article
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