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Candidates in the running for 2016 IUCN Congress

2013-05-16

Eight interested parties have responded to IUCN’s call to showcase themselves as the ultimate green venue for hosting the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress.

Conservation royalty awarded IUCN’s highest award

2013-05-15

Distinguished conservationist, Sir David Attenborough, received the John C. Phillips Memorial Medal earlier this week at a special presentation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in London.

IUCN Congress 2016: a green opportunity

2013-03-15

After a successful World Conservation Congress held in Jeju, Republic of Korea in 2012, IUCN is looking ahead to the next Congress in 2016, and has launched the search for a host country. Please note that the schedule for the process of selecting the Host Country has been modified.

IUCN Congress fully offset

2013-02-18

IUCN has fully offset the greenhouse gas emissions arising from the IUCN World Conservation Congress, which took place last September in Jeju, Republic of Korea.

Activités des Membres de l'UICN au Maroc

2012-10-12

Depuis sa création en octobre 2011, le comité marocain s'est réuni officiellement à trois reprises. Par ailleurs, suite à la tenue du Congrès Mondiale de la Nature à Jéju en Corée du Sud du 6 au 15 septembre 2012, l'Association Ribat al Fath vient d'organiser une conférence de presse le 10 octobre 2012 en présence des ONG marocaines membres de l’UICN pour évaluer leur participation et contribution audit Congrès.

Engagement in IPBES – the top priority for IUCN

2012-10-10

"IUCN’s commitment to materialize IPBES, which concretely works at the science-policy interface, marked another step during the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress," says Ms Cyrie Sendashonga, Global Director, Policy and Programme Group, IUCN Secretariat.

New hope for boas and pythons

2012-10-01

"There is so much to do to protect pythons and boas,” says Tomás Waller, Chair of the new IUCN Species Survival Commission Specialist Group dedicated to these species. Here he talks about their threats and what needs to be done to ensure a future for these iconic reptiles.

The future of World Heritage a major issue at Congress

2012-09-25

Discussions at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju Korea included an extremely vibrant debate on World Heritage, with no less than eighteen different events.

The Legal Aspects of Connectivity Conservation

2012-09-25

Connectivity is the dynamic paradigm for conservation and land use. The IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC), in collaboration with the Protected Areas Programme (PAP), the Commission on Environmental Law (CEL) and World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), have produced a draft concept paper, “The Legal Aspects of Connectivity Conservation” , which reviews and analyzes the range of legal mechanisms that currently exist to support connectivity conservation and draws out key messages for the future of connectivity conservation law.

Nature+: Towards a New Era of Conservation, Sustainability and Nature-based Solutions

2012-09-15

Jeju Declaration by the IUCN President, the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea, the Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Chairman of the Korean Organizing Committee on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, September 2012

Green gets gold at Nature’s Olympics

2012-09-15

Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 15 September 2012 (IUCN) – As economic difficulties continue to dominate international debate, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress has put nature back centre stage in the quest to recover our natural assets and use nature to solve a growing list of economic and social issues.

Business reliance on ecosystems

2012-09-15

As businesses linked to agriculture depend heavily on ecosystems for their source materials, it is increasingly recognized that ecosystem stewardship is an important part of securing their supply chains.

Call to strictly regulate Mediterranean offshore oil exploitation

2012-09-14

IUCN's Members Assembly has adopted a recommendation aimed at strictly regulating the development of offshore oil exploitation policies and projects in the Mediterranean.

Charting IUCN’s course for the next four years

2012-09-14

Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the Members Assembly approved the new IUCN Programme for the next four years, effectively defining where the Union's efforts will be directed in the coming years.

Responsible energy

2012-09-14

The intersection of energy production and nature conservation has been a prominent subject at the 2012 IUCN Congress. Evidence of that was seen in the motions process, where recommendations on climate change, the impact of energy generation on the environment, and responsible renewable energy sources were all presented for adoption.

It’s not just people, nature has rights too

2012-09-14

Among the many motions that have been adopted here at the IUCN Congress is one that begins a process of recognizing the Rights of Nature as a fundamental element for environmental protection.

…And it’s a wrap! Conservation Campus complete

2012-09-13

On Tuesday, the Conservation Campus closed its doors for the last time after five days of outstanding events that provided in-depth training focused on the IUCN Programme.

A big YES to mangroves, but where and how?

2012-09-13

Mangroves reduce wave height by as much as 66% over 100 metres of forest. A new report by The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands International says that mangrove management needs to be included in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction efforts in coastal areas worldwide.

Former Minister of State for Environment Malik Amin Aslam Khan elected as IUCN Regional Councillor at the IUCN World Conservation Congress at Jeju, South Korea.

2012-09-13

Former Minister of State for Environment, Mr. Malik Amin Aslam Khan was elected as a Regional Councillor during the IUCN World Conservation Congress taking place in Jeju, Republic of South Korea from 6-15 September 2012.

Stewart McPherson receives new Plant Conservation Award

2012-09-13

The first recipient of the David Given Award for Excellence in Plant Conservation is Stewart McPherson, a member of the IUCN SSC Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group. Stewart is a passionate and dedicated field scientist, photographer, and writer. His efforts have resulted in an outstanding body of information useful to conservation of carnivorous plants both in situ and ex situ.