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Germany bolsters IUCN and The Forests Dialogue's global discussion series on REDD+ benefit sharing
With US$ 600,000 in new funding from the German government, the joint dialogue series will expand to bring together international experts over the next three years to tackle the issue of ensuring REDD+ benefits reach the rural poor. …
07 Jun 2013 | News story
Experiencia CEPA: Incidencia local, para la conservación de un área protegida en Bolivia
La Reserva Científica Ecológica y Arqueológica Kenneth Lee (RCEA-KL), constituye un área protegida importante de Bolivia, creada en 1996 como área protegida departamental. En 2010 el municipio de Baures, la declara área protegida de “interés municipal”. El 2013, parte de la RCEA-KL es reconocida como uno de los tres humedales más grandes del planeta por la Convención Ramsar. …
07 Jun 2013 | News story
Agua y Biodiversidad en Colomos; Sosteniendo la vida en Guadalajara
La CEC participó en Guadalajara, México, en las celebraciones del Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica, con un sendero interpretativo en el ecosistema urbano del Bosque Colomos, logrando el objetivo de transformar conocimientos, actitudes y experiencias de los participantes, en educación, placer y compromiso por la conservación de la Naturaleza.
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07 Jun 2013 | News story
Ensuring plant conservation and local livelihoods in Morocco
IUCN-Med has been invited to participate in a two-day workshop on equitable medicinal plant trade, biodiversity conservation and local livelihoods in Morocco, which ended on June 1, 2013. It marked the start of a 3-year project funded by a UK Darwin Initiative grant awarded to the Global Diversity Foundation (GDF). The project addresses livelihood improvement and threats to the sustainable harvesting of medicinal roots, particularly among the Amazigh (Berber) communities of the Moroccan High Atlas. …
06 Jun 2013 | News story
Water, land and forests for national security
How do natural resources relate to national security? This question has been at the heart of a joint workshop of Thailand’s Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) and IUCN held in Chiang Mai from 29-31 May 2013. …
06 Jun 2013 | Article
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The World Environment Day – Think, Eat, Save
IUCN in collaboration with UNESCO and Balochistan Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Balochistan organized a Seminar to mark the World Environment Day 2013 on 5th June at Serena hotel Quetta. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day was Think, Eat, Save. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
World Environment Day Celebrated
Like other countries in different part of the world, Nepal is also celebrating World Environment Day with a dedication to mark the theme of this year ‘Think. Eat. Save’ to aware the community to control massive waste of food to reduce the pressure on natural resources. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
Blog: The realities of the Nexus
By Claire Warmenbol. I will start this post with a confession. When I recently told my mother I was flying to Nairobi for a workshop on the Nexus Dialogue, I struggled to explain in a jargon-free way, what this project is all about. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
Celebrate World Environment Day - secure nature’s food supply
To mark the food theme of this year’s World Environment Day: ‘Think. Eat. Save’ IUCN urges policy makers to pay greater attention to the role that nature plays in boosting global food security. …
05 Jun 2013 | News story
