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IUCN and GIZ formalise their partnership to advance knowledge sharing in conservation and sustainable development
20.02.2019The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH) recently signed a cooperation agreement to support peer-to-peer learning under the PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet...
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Forest landscape restoration in Asia – Promoting human wellbeing and ecological integrity
13.02.2019Representatives from 12 Asian countries met in Bangkok, Thailand on January 23-24, 2019 to exchange experiences on forest landscape restoration (FLR) and the Bonn Challenge. The workshop, ASEAN’s Leadership in Forest Landscape Restoration: Supporting the Bonn...
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"IUCN expresses solidarity with everyone impacted by the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse.”
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Statement by IUCN Director General on the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in Brazil
30.01.2019IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, expresses solidarity with everyone impacted by the Brumadinho tailings dam collapse in Brazil and conveys condolences to families that have lost loved ones. In addition to the inestimable impact of...
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Photo: Siriporn Sriaram, IUCN Thailand
Marine plastic pollution: A global issue with national and local solutions
21.01.2019In November 2018, IUCN co-chaired a roundtable on Marine Plastic Pollution: A global issue with national and local solutions at the PEMSEA East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress held in Iloilo, the Philippines.
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Photo: Siriporn Sriaram, IUCN Thailand
First Advisory Committee meeting for Thailand Bio-Diversity Network Alliance emphasises importance of tackling plastic pollution
21.01.2019The first Advisory Committee for the Thailand Bio-Diversity Network Alliance (B-DNA) was held on January 17 at the IUCN Asia in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Photo: IUCN ESARO/ SIB-Kenya
Building the global momentum on marine/aquatic plastics litter
10.01.2019Along with over 18,000 participants from 180 countries representing government institutions, national agencies, academia and research, private sector, students, and plastic sector actors, IUCN joined the Sustainable Blue Economy Conference in Nairobi, Kenya,...
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IUCN-led independent scientific panels highlighted at IAIA symposium on mining
21.12.2018A two-day International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) Special Symposium on Mining hosted this month by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London, brought together a range of practitioners from impact assessors and...
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Western gray whale in Sakhalin
Photo: Yuri Yakovlev
IUCN seeks whale conservation experts to advise on energy development impacts
14.12.2018IUCN seeks applications from qualified individuals to serve on its independent scientific and technical advisory panel to minimize impacts on western gray whales during offshore oil and gas development near Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East....
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Dr Randall Reeves
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Dr Randall Reeves to continue leading advisory panel on industry development impacts
11.12.2018Dr Randall Reeves has been re-appointed by IUCN as Chair of the Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel (WGWAP), which provides independent advice on the impacts of offshore oil and gas development on gray whales and their habitat. He plans to continue leading the...
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The development and use of biodiversity indicators in business.
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Navigating business indicators on biodiversity just got easier
30.11.2018Paris, France, 29 November 2018 (IUCN) – Businesses struggling to identify indicators to measure their environmental performance will benefit from a new report released today by IUCN and Oxford University during Natural Capital Week.
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