August 10th, 2011 This questionnaire is anonymous and is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete. In this survey, you are invited to consider 4 identified options for the organization of international, interdisciplinary scientific advice to the UNCCD. An opportunity for you to suggest an additional option, if you so wish, is included at the end of [...]
July 1st, 2011 In 2011, the 40th anniversary of the creation of the MAB Programme provides the opportunity for a new stocktaking of experience gained and lessons learned. Among planned activities is a web-based forum, in which various dimensions and activities of MAB will be addressed. The idea is to encourage contributions on what has been learned over [...]
June 14th, 2011 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), together with 17 multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), has launched a new webportal, titled "InforMEA," that draws information from the MEAs’ individual websites to permit a user to search for information related to decisions and resolutions, news and events, meeting calendars, and national focal points across all of the participating MEAs.
June 11th, 2011 IUCN has sent out a call for contributions for this Forum and you will be able to contribute through a portal. The Congress theme is to be Nature+, a simple and memorable slogan that captures the fundamental importance of nature and its inherent link to every aspect of our lives.
May 10th, 2011 Conservation family are deeply saddened by the loss of one of nature conservation’s leading lights. Dr Kenton R. Miller, a former IUCN Director General and globally-recognized leader in protected area management, passed away yesterday. Kenton Miller served as IUCN Director General from 1983 to 1988 and recently finished a third term as Chair of IUCN’s [...]
May 1st, 2011 The ECO-IEST first educational programme, a Postgraduate Certificate on Environmental Management (PCEM) invites experts who work in governmental agencies in the ECO region and rest of the World, to apply.
March 25th, 2011 Through this website, you can view a selection of the drawings, pre-order selected prints and also **bid** for the Philippine Eagle (for which the funds are going towards The BirdLife Preventing Extinctions Program). This exhibition showcases the work of wildlife artist Rory McCann. The theme of the exhibition is species on the edge of extinction, [...]
March 21st, 2011 Participants from 21 countries and 19 relevant organizations met in Singapore to discuss biodiversity and indigenous and local community aspects of REDD-plus, including relevant safeguards. The workshop was co-organized by the CBD Secretariat and the National Parks Board of Singapore (NParks), with financial support from the Governments of the United Kingdom, and Germany, and the [...]
March 16th, 2011 The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is pleased to announce that online early registration is now open for its 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, August 21-25, 2011 in Merida, Mexico. Participants are encouraged to register early and take advantage of significant discounts. The SER2011 Scientific Program Committee encourages early submission and will begin rolling [...]
February 15th, 2011 After many years in the gestation, WCPA and SSC have launched a joint task force to address the interface between species and protected area conservation. For the current quadrennium, the task force has two objectives:
