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On the front line – the EU’s overseas entities battle climate change
For the first time, the EU’s overseas entities, ranging from islands in the Tropics to the Polar regions and sections of the Amazon rainforest, will get together to learn lessons and act together on climate change and species loss. …
13 May 2008 | News - News story
Mediterranean forests under threat due to climate change
Conclusions of the international workshop entitled "Adaptation to Climate Change in Mediterranean Forest Conservation and Management", co-organized by WWF and IUCN in Athens, Greece, between April 14-17/04/2008 … | French | Spanish
12 May 2008 | News - Press Release
IUCN-SEE Received a „Diploma for Nature Conservation”
The close cooperation between IUCN -SEE and Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia awarded during the 60th anniversary of the Institute celebration. …
23 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Vojvodina officially supports Countdown 2010
The Assembly of Vojvodina is the first authority joining Countdown 2010 on the provincial level in Serbia. …
18 Apr 2008 | News - News story
Goldman Prize for Belgium's only National Park
IUCN congratulates Ignace Schops, winner of the 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize. Head of the IUCN Member Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland, Ignace Schops led the effort to establish the first and only national park in his native Belgium. …
13 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
Systems that save biodiversity
Regulations cannot guarantee conservation of biodiversity, reveals the EU-funded research project GEM-CON-BIO. The most successful governance patterns for biodiversity conservation are based on a mix of financial incentives, regulations and voluntary engagement, according to thirty case studies analysed in the project. …
07 Apr 2008 | News - Press Release
Barcelona acoge el debate mundial para avanzar hacia un mundo diverso y sostenible
La colaboración entre las administraciones españolas y catalanas con la UICN hace posible la organización del Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza
El Congreso Mundial de la Naturaleza acogerá más de 8.000 destacadas personalidades del medio ambiente y desarrollo sostenible …
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26 Mar 2008 | News - Press Release
IUCN and the European Parliament
In order to increase the attention of the European Parliament on the 2010 biodiversity target, the IUCN Regional Office for Europe closely collaborates with the Intergroup on Sustainable Development (ISD), hosted by the European Bureau for Conservation and Development. …
20 Mar 2008 | Description - Project
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 - News story
