North America and the Caribbean News
2009: A crucial year for a sustainable world
Year-end message from IUCN’s Director General, Julia Marton-Lefèvre …
19 Dec 2008 | News - News story
Florida turtles need a reprieve
Several of the world’s leading turtle scientists have called on the Governor of Florida to end the commercial hunting of turtles which supplies eastern Asia. …
25 Nov 2008 | News - News story
IUCN Intern Wins National Geographic Grant
The USA Multilateral Office in Washington D.C. is proud to announce that one of its young interns, Niyang Shen, has been awarded the prestigious Youth's Explorer Grant from the National Geographic.
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06 Nov 2008 | News - News story
Over 5 billion of the world’s population is expected to live in urban areas by 2030
By the end of this year a first-time record of 3.3 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, are expected to live in urban areas according to the UN. …
27 Oct 2008 | News - News story
IUCN makes new commitment to the Caribbean
The World Conservation Congress held from 5 to 14 October in Barcelona, marked an important landmark for the Caribbean, with the launch by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) of a new Initiative for the region. …
16 Oct 2008 | News - News story
IUCN makes new commitment to the Caribbean
The World Conservation Congress held from 5 to 14 October in Barcelona, marked an important landmark for the Caribbean, with the launch by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) of a new Initiative for the region. …
16 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Poverty and the climate crisis
Last year the Rockefeller Foundation launched a $70 million initiative to help poor communities prepare for and recover from the global climate crisis' impacts. Maria Blair, Associate Vice President of the Foundation talks to IUCN web TV about the links between development and climate change and the real urgencies ahead of us. The rule of law and the technical innovations are sometimes just not enough. …
15 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Barcelona sets environment action agenda
While the world struggles with the turmoil of a market crisis, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress defined the way forward in solving the environmental crisis. Participants in the Congress underlined that the cost of biodiversity losses are not only greater than those of the current financial problems, but in many cases, they are irreparable. …
14 Oct 2008 | News - Press Release
African ministers look for a sustainable future
African environment ministers gathered at the IUCN World Conservation Congress today for an open and honest discussion about the future of sustainability in Africa and the role IUCN will play. …
08 Oct 2008 | News - News story
"Future of Biodiversity in Africa" Workshop Convened to Create Vision Statement for 2025
Sept 23, Dar es Salaam-- African conservation leaders should “move beyond piecemeal projects” and “make biodiversity the foundation of African development,” by bundling ecosystem services to recognize nature as an asset for the well-being of society, according to Mohamed Bakarr, Senior Vice President of Conservation International. Bakarr was speaking at a workshop on the Future of Biodiversity in Africa, convened by IUCN in conjunction with the Africa Biodiversity Collaborative Group in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. …
06 Oct 2008 | News - News story
