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Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in MPAs: Planning Skills Built for Stakeholders
A training course on sustainable fisheries planning to support Marine Protected Area (MPA) stakeholders was co-sponsored by IUCN Viet Nam in mid-April 2008 in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province, where Con Chim Mangrove Reserve and many local fishing communities are located. …
07 May 2008 | News - News story
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
180 million boost to Australia's National Reserve System
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett announced a $180 million boost over 5 years to Australia's National Reserve System …
30 Apr 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
Food versus fuel debate not so simple, says IUCN
The debate currently raging about the global food crisis and whether biofuels are to blame for it is far more complex than it first appears. …
30 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Rent an exhibition booth to showcase your work at the Congress
Do you want to showcase the work that your organization is doing at the IUCN World Conservation Congress? We offer 145 3x2m exhibition stands that you can rent from 6 to 11 October.
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30 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Queensland announces major growth in parks
25 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
Bangkok market a hub for illegal international trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises
Thailand is a major hub for the international trade in illegal freshwater turtles and tortoises, finds a new report, Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand, launched today by TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, a joint programme of WWF and IUCN. …
24 Apr 2008 | News - Press Release
International authority on invasive species appoints new executive director
The Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) has appointed Dr Sarah Simons as Executive Director. Dr Simons will lead the programme in its new location of Nairobi, Kenya. …
23 Apr 2008 | News - News story
