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Pueblos indígenas cumplen un papel clave en la lucha contra el cambio climático
El reporte hace un llamado a las personas responsables por el diseño de políticas, para que tomen en cuenta las experiencias de los pueblos indígenas cuando desarrollen sus políticas de cambio climático. …
17 Mar 2008 | News story
Indigenous peoples play key role in coping with climate change – IUCN
Indigenous peoples around the world will bear the brunt of climate change – but they are also armed with the traditional knowledge to survive its effects. … | French
17 Mar 2008 | International news release
IUCN welcomes Azerbaijan Ornithological Society
IUCN welcomes the Azerbaijan Ornithological Society (AOS) as its first NGO Member in Azerbaijan. …
15 Mar 2008 | News story
Les francophones se mobilisent pour le congrès mondial de la nature !
Trois jours de travail intensif entre l’UICN (Bureaux de Bruxelles et de Montréal), la Francophonie (IEPF) et le Gouvernement du Québec ont permis de finaliser le programme des manifestations francophones au congrès de Barcelone et de sécuriser une partie des financements. …
14 Mar 2008 | News story
IUCN’s USA Multilateral Office Supports Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program Workshop
From March 6-7, 2008, the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) convened a group of international experts and stakeholders from arctic nations to participate in a workshop entitled “Building a Partnership for Enhanced Understanding and Conservation of Arctic Biodiversity,” held at World Wildlife Fund’s Washington DC headquarters. …
14 Mar 2008 | News story
North American Environmental Atlas - Now Online
A new online information tool from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) provides a suite of materials that allows users to visualize significant North American environmental issues at a continental scale. The North American Environmental Atlas brings together maps, data, interactive map layers, and links to other related materials.
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13 Mar 2008 | News story
Protected Areas Information Module
The Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Information Module (PAME) has been developed to help the conservation community share experiences and ideas on management effectiveness, as well as provide ‘lessons learned’ from these assessments. …
13 Mar 2008 | News story
World Database of Protected Areas - Updated
UNEP-WCMC and IUCN have been working hard over the past year gathering, analysing and disseminating information about the world's protected areas. The World Database on Protected Areas …
13 Mar 2008 | News story
A safer marine environment thanks to IUCN member "JREDS"
The field work of the Royal Marine Conservation Society (JREDS) paid last week with two recorded successes. The Society is a major actor in the marine environment in Jordan focusing on sustainable management of Jordanian coastline and marine environment. The Jordanian coast is 27 km long and mainly composed of coral reefs. These particularly sensible organisms face different threats from coral traffic to ships pollution or bleaching due to climate change. …
13 Mar 2008 | News story
Montenegro and IUCN unite efforts to protect nature
The creation of marine protected areas to safeguard biodiversity has been identified as a first step to meet international standards …
13 Mar 2008 | International news release
