2012
Nace red de abanderados y abanderadas en cuencas transfronterizas de Mesoamérica
El pasado 29 de mayo se realizó el primer encuentro de personas abanderadas de cuencas transfronterizas, actividad promovida por el Proyecto Construyendo Diálogos y Buena Gobernanza del Agua en los Ríos (BRIDGE, por las siglas en inglés). … | English
18 Jun 2012 | News story
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'Rhino under threat’ film premiere in Rio
The United Nations TV (UNTV), and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) launched today at Rio + 20 the film Rhino under threat. From the massive parks in South Africa and Swaziland, to the crowded streets of Hanoi in Viet Nam, the film shows the brutality of the current spike in illegal killing of rhino and the impact it is having on local communities. The film investigates what is driving the demand for rhino horn in Asia and the powerful measures being taken by national authorities to fight this crime. UNTV obtained exclusive access to the Environmental Crime Investigation and Air Services of South Africa and to black markets in Hanoi. …
18 Jun 2012 | Article
Les États-Unis et d’autres acteurs s’engagent à restaurer plus de 18 millions d’hectares de forêts
Le service forestier des États-Unis, le Rwanda, une coalition brésilienne et une alliance de peoples autochtones méso-américains se sont engagés à restaurer un total de 18 millions d’hectares de leurs paysages forestiers. Une initiative qui va injecter des milliards de dollars dans les économies locales et mondiales et qui apportera de nombreux autres avantages, d’après l’UICN. … | English | Spanish | Portuguese
18 Jun 2012 | International news release
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Les États-Unis et d’autres acteurs s’engagent à restaurer plus de 18 millions d’hectares de forêts
Le service forestier des États-Unis, le Rwanda, une coalition brésilienne et une alliance de peoples autochtones méso-américains se sont engagés à restaurer un total de 18 millions d’hectares de leurs paysages forestiers. Une initiative qui va injecter des milliards de dollars dans les économies locales et mondiales et qui apportera de nombreux autres avantages, d’après l’UICN. … | English | Spanish | Portuguese
18 Jun 2012 | News story
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Réserve Naturelle Communautaire des Iles Tristao : appui à la concertation territoriale et à la gestion
Après plus de cinq ans de travaux, la Réserve Naturelle Communautaire des îles Tristao a atteint, en 2012, les dernières étapes du processus de création de l’Aire Marine Protégée. …
18 Jun 2012 | News story
Blog: Negotiating [clean] water in Rio
My first day in Rio was yesterday. I was off the plane at 6 am, to the hotel and then straight to Rio Centro for a lunchtime side event with the Ramsar Secretariat on the upcoming TEEB study on water and wetlands. …
18 Jun 2012 | News story
Assessing payments for ecosystem services (PES) in Doi Mae Salong, northern Thailand
The IUCN Thailand Programme has released a report on ‘The Relevance of Tenure and Forest Governance for Incentive-Based Mechanisms: Implementing Payments for Ecosystem Services in Doi Mae Salong’. Authored by Eliana Fischman, the report explores forest governance and the existing tenure framework at Doi Mae Salong, offering preliminary recommendations for implementing a PES scheme. …
18 Jun 2012 | Downloads - document
International Day of Biological diversity Celebration
Biodiversity loss, loss of the variety of animals, plants, and their habitats, is one of the world’s most pressing crises since human life is so dependent on biodiversity. …
18 Jun 2012 | News story
Up the road from Rio - fresh forests and green jobs
Several centuries of farming have left the Atlantic rainforest north of Rio de Janeiro scarred and with just a few patches of forest left as havens to rare birds and mammals. Recovery of this forest would seem a tall order. But for Mauricio Ruiz, founder of Instituto Terra de Preservacao Ambiental (ITPA) this has been his life’s work. …
17 Jun 2012 | News story
New iPhone app celebrates World Oceans Day
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre is launching an iPhone app. This years’ Oceans Day theme “Youth: the Next Wave for Change” inspired the World Heritage Centre to go mobile. …
17 Jun 2012 | News story
