 |
VOICES
FROM IUCN MEMBERS |
| Face the Future: carbon trading |
LATEST NEWS |
International Year of Biodiversity |
| The Shell-IUCN partnership is sponsoring the 7th International Conference on Biofuels, hosted by IUCN Member Winrock International India in Delhi, India on 11-12 February. > Read full story |
|
 |
Six Senses supports mangrove conservation |
IUCN and Six Senses are working together in Thailand to support mangrove rehabilitation efforts.
> Read full story |
|
 |
Valuing the Dead Sea Basin |
IUCN is conducting a survey to integrate environmental economic values into the planning for the Dead Sea Basin (Jordan).
> Read full story |
|
 |
Jakarta Charter on Business and Biodiversity
|
Representatives of over 200 companies, NGOs and Governments gathered in Jakarta to discuss business opportunities for biodiversity.
> Read full story |
|
|
Conservation of forest biodiversity
|
There are significant global economic benefits from conservation of forest biodiversity. This is the outcome of a new IUCN Economics study.
> Read full story
|
|
|
Biodiversity: My hotel in action video
|
A video on biodiversity in hotels was launched by IUCN and Accor to generate interest in the topic of biodiversity conservation.
> Read full story |
|
 |
Business Week at IUCN headquarters |
IUCN organized a four-day event "Private Sector @ IUCN", bringing together business representatives and IUCN staff working with the private sector.
> Read full story
|
|
 |
|
|
PEOPLE |
| James Griffiths (WBCSD) |
 WBCSD and IUCN have renewed their relationship for another 4 years. We pose three questions to James Griffiths, the WBCSD Managing Director of the Ecosystems Focus Area, about the role of business in conserving biodiversity and his expectations for this new phase of the relationship.
> Read full story
|
| |
NEW ENGAGEMENTS |
| IUCN and WBCSD renew collaboration |
 The objective of the new agreement is to develop and promote the business case for biodiversity and support partnerships between non-governmental organizations and companies.
> Read full story
|
| |
| Nokia: water advocacy in China |
 Nokia and IUCN China have partnered to work together on an advocacy programme for local people in the Miyun County.
> Read full story
|
| |
> The Financial Costs of REDD
Review of the financial costs of abating GHG emissions through REDD from the perspective of an institutional investor seeking cost-effective mitigation options.
> Mediterranean Aquaculture
Guides for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture.
> The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks
How to incorporate coastal ecosystems into emission reduction strategies, greenhouse gas inventories and carbon revenue schemes.
> Protected Areas: helping people cope with climate change
How protected areas contribute significantly to reducing impacts of climate change and what is needed for them to achieve even more.
27-31 January
World Economic Forum
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
6-11 April
30th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Impact Assessment
Geneva, Switzerland
22-23 April
B4E, the Business for Environment Global Summit
Seoul, Korea
26-28 May
Amsterdam Global Conference on Sustainability and Transparency
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
|
|
Every day of 2010, 