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Private Sector Knowledge Network Brainstorm meeting
Final Report on the Private Sector Knowledge Network Brainstorm meeting …
21 Aug 2008 | News story
Making sustainable development happen: SEED announces its 2008 Award Winners
Five highly resourceful and innovative local entrepreneurial partnerships which can contribute to the Millennium Development Goals were today celebrated as the SEED Initiative announced its 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development. …
21 Aug 2008 | International news release
Romanian project to rescue Red-breasted Geese
An icon European bird species needs farmers' support to survive. …
20 Aug 2008 | News story
The Ardvaark’s Happy Return
The ardvaark was one of the first, but other species of bird and animal have since returned to a once bare and desolate corner of Tigray in northern Ethiopia. …
19 Aug 2008 | News story
2009 ST ANDREWS PRIZE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT CALL FOR ENTRIES
The St Andrews Prize for the Environment is an initiative by the University of St Andrews in Scotland and the international integrated energy company, ConocoPhillips. …
18 Aug 2008 | News story
Biofuels soon to be measured by international standards
The first draft of a global sustainability standard for biofuels has been endorsed by 300 experts and representatives of the public and private sector, including IUCN's Chief Scientist and IUCN Member National Wildlife Federation. Jeff McNeely and Barbara Brambe respectively, are on the Steering Board for the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels, housed at the EPFL Energy Center. …
13 Aug 2008 | News story
IUCN and African Development Bank join forces for Africa
IUCN has teamed up with the African Development Bank to work together on conservation and sustainable development projects. …
13 Aug 2008 | News story
Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards North America/Caribbean/Oceania Region Winning Submission
12 Aug 2008 | News story
La ballena jorobada en camino a la recuperación, según la Lista Roja de la UICN
Algunas especies de grandes cetáceos, como la ballena jorobada, se encuentran ahora menos amenazadas de extinción, según la actualización reciente de la Lista Roja de Cetáceos de la UICN 2008. En cambio, la situación empeora para la mayoría de los pequeños cetáceos costeros y de agua dulce, cada vez más cercanos a la extinción. …
12 Aug 2008 | News story
Wanna be a responsible Congress participant? Read "My guide to a sustainable Congress"
My guide to a sustainable Congress has been put together to help delegates make environmentally-smart decisions at different stages of their trip to and stay in Barcelona. It is part of the IUCN’s effort to practice what it preaches at this year’s event on sustainability and conservation. The guide will hopefully get you thinking about how you can combine your own plans and interests with more sustainable forms of travel. The Spanish and French version of the guide will be available shortly. …
12 Aug 2008 | News story
