Ecosystems News
The importance of within-field soil and crop growth variability to improving food production in a changing Sahel
A summary in images based on five years of research outside and on ICRISAT Sahelian Center,
Niamey, Niger funded by the Ministry for International Cooperation, The Hague, The Netherlands,
through Wageningen Agricultural University …
07 May 2008 | News - News story
IUCN launches four online papers to inform international discussions on marine biodiversity in ABNJ
After launching the new IUCN series of Environmental Policy and Law Papers online last Friday, IUCN’s Environmental Law Centre in Bonn has just published Paper No. 4 of the series – “Elements of a Possible Implementation Agreement to UNCLOS for the conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction”. …
30 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Launch of papers in the new IUCN’s series of environmental policy and law papers online
IUCN’s Environmental Law Centre in Bonn has just published the first three papers in the new IUCN series of environmental policy and law papers online. These papers present some ideas that were developed by an international team of experts with respect to range of regulatory and governance issues relating to marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. …
25 Apr 2008 | News - News story
IUCN-GEF IW-Learn workshop examines the mechanics of Payments for Ecosystem Services
Are Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) a viable way of financing management of river basins and coastal environments? What steps are needed to develop PES schemes? What experiences and lessons learned have been generated from attempts to develop PES in the real world? These are some of the questions examined at the IUCN-GEF IW-Learn workshop on Designing Payment Schemes for Ecosystem Services held from April 3-5, 2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam. …
22 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Tune in to the tuna debate
A Sustainable Tuna Roundtable is being held today, hosted by IUCN and the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council. It will bring together the tuna fishing industry and the retail industry in an attempt to get both industries to agree on a single set of standards to assess the sustainability of tuna catches. …
21 Apr 2008 | News - News story
IUCN promotes Protected Areas, Equity and Livelihoods during Asia-Pacific Forestry Week
IUCN is participating in the first-ever Asia-Pacific Forestry Week taking place from the 21st to the 26th of April 2008, in Hanoi, Viet Nam. The event is expected to be the largest and the most important forestry-related event this year in the South East Asia region, a region which has seen the largest decline in forest area in the Asia-Pacific region. …
21 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Hot off the press!
The Forest Conservation Programme's new brochure entitled, REDD OPPORTUNITIES, which lays out IUCN's position on REDD. …
14 Apr 2008 | News - News story
People of Salum learn about marine conservation
The Salum area is part of the western Mediterranean coastal region of Egypt, extending 600 km between Alexandria in the east to the Libyan border in the west. This area, including the Gulf of Salum, has been identified by Egypt as the most appropriate site to establish a protected area in order to maximize conservation of a representative cross section of the region’s natural resources. …
11 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Eritrea: Isolated communities come together to tackle livelihood issues
Eritreans from isolated rural communities have been encouraged to exchange experiences and knowledge aimed at sustainably managing their resources. …
26 Mar 2008 | News - News story
Livelihoods and Landscapes sites have been chosen in Indonesia
Two sites have been chosen in Papua, Indonesia for implementation of the Livelihoods and Landscapes Initiative …
26 Mar 2008 | News - News story
