2012
IUCN announces winner of 2012 IUCN Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award
For more than ten years, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has partnered with Thomson Reuters Foundation to honour environmental journalism with the IUCN – Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award. IUCN is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2012 Award is Diogo Veríssimo, a conservation biologist from Portugal with a passion for science communication. …
01 Jul 2012 | News story
IUCN announces winner of 2012 IUCN Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award
For more than ten years, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) has partnered with Thomson Reuters Foundation to honour environmental journalism with the IUCN – Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award. IUCN is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2012 Award is Diogo Veríssimo, a conservation biologist from Portugal with a passion for science communication. …
01 Jul 2012 | Media advisory
A boost for Marine Protected Area Rangers of the Egyptian Red Sea
Red Sea Rangers patrol and protect a substantial portion of the Egyptian Red Sea. Their mandate under the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) in the Ministry of the Environment is more than just enforcement, as they also aim to raise public awareness on the protection of the Marine Parks by monitoring tourist dive boats and by installing and maintaining moorings. As such, these rangers need to be trained in many field skills relevant to marine management and operations. …
30 Jun 2012 | News story
Palau wins World Heritage Status
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon in Palau has been inscribed on the World Heritage List, becoming the country’s first World Heritage Site. …
29 Jun 2012 | Article
Le COMRECC de Fatick formé au changement climatique
Du 26 au 29 juin, les membres du COMRECC ont été formés sur la planification et le suivi-évaluation des capacités d’adaptation au changement climatique. …
29 Jun 2012 | News story
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No ‘danger listing’ for four natural World Heritage sites - against IUCN advice
St Petersburg, Russian Federation, 29 June 2012 (IUCN) – None of the four natural World Heritage sites that IUCN recommended for inclusion on the Danger List have been added, in what is seen by IUCN experts as a blow for conservation. …
29 Jun 2012 | International news release
Baby born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
The birth of a Sumatran Rhino in Indonesia, just a few weeks after the start of The International Year of the Rhino, has given extra hope for the conservation of this threatened species. …
28 Jun 2012 | News story
Protected Areas presented as natural solutions to global environmental challenges at RIO +20
Climate change, food security, water stress, land degradation and biodiversity loss will become some of the greatest environmental challenges in the next decades, exacerbated by rising temperatures, more erratic rainfall and rising pressure on land and natural resources. Protected areas cover only 12.7% of terrestrial areas and 6.3% of coastal and marine ecosystems, but provide multiple services that can help people to cope with these changes. A joint event at the RIO +20 Summit on Sustainable Development focused on these key roles protected areas can play in promoting sustainable land and resource management, as well as contribute to the green economy. …
28 Jun 2012 | News story
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Adaptación con rostro humano
En Mesoamérica, la necesidad de adaptarse a los impactos del cambio climático es cada vez más evidente, pues los medios de vida de las personas están siendo afectados. Para muchos es un asunto de sobrevivencia. En este artículo se muestra cómo jóvenes mesoamericanos, residentes de zonas costeras viven y se adaptan al cambio climático. …
28 Jun 2012 | Article
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UICN abre nueva fase de proyecto en Cuenca del Río Cahoacán
UICN presentó la fase II del Proyecto “Manejo de la Cuenca del Río Cahoacán, Chiapas, México, a través de la Conservación y Restauración de Microcuencas para Prevenir Daños Causados por el Exceso de Agua”. La celebración fue llevada a cabo mediante un acto ofrecido en la Ciudad de Tapachula, Chiapas, México, el cual contó con la presencia de la Fundación Gonzalo Río Arronte I.A.P., organismo que financia la iniciativa. …
28 Jun 2012 | Article
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