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Ten days of Jeju’s Nature Olympics
10,000 people, 5,000 conservation experts from 153 countries, 600 events and many more. … | French
15 Sep 2012 | Video
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Nature+: Towards a New Era of Conservation, Sustainability and Nature-based Solutions
Jeju Declaration by the IUCN President, the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea, the Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Chairman of the Korean Organizing Committee on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, September 2012 … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | News story
Best knowledge on mining impacts needed
Two motions related to mining, proposed by Oceania Members of IUCN, were approved this morning by the Members' Assembly. …
15 Sep 2012 | Audio
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Green gets gold at Nature’s Olympics
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 15 September 2012 (IUCN) – As economic difficulties continue to dominate international debate, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress has put nature back centre stage in the quest to recover our natural assets and use nature to solve a growing list of economic and social issues. … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | IUCN statement
Emotions in motion
The Member’s Assembly, the highest decision-making body of IUCN, is a unique global environmental parliament of governments and NGOs. It adopts resolutions and recommendations on important conservation issues, as well as IUCN’s programme of work for the next four years; elects new IUCN President and Council. Members can also put forward motions (draft decisions) on issues ranging from strengthening the motions process, increasing youth engagement, saving the world’s most threatened species, and IUCN’s name. …
14 Sep 2012 | Video
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Stewart McPherson receives new Plant Conservation Award
The first recipient of the David Given Award for Excellence in Plant Conservation is Stewart McPherson, a member of the IUCN SSC Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group. Stewart is a passionate and dedicated field scientist, photographer, and writer. His efforts have resulted in an outstanding body of information useful to conservation of carnivorous plants both in situ and ex situ. …
13 Sep 2012 | News story
IUCN’s new President elected
Mr Zhang Xinsheng of China is the new President of IUCN. He was elected today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress. … | French | Spanish
12 Sep 2012 | News story
Lessons from the Forum
Cyriaque Sendashonga, IUCN’s Director of Global Policy, shares her thoughts from the Forum. …
11 Sep 2012 | Video
IUCN Congress recognises conservation greats
Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN awarded its two highest medals to outstanding individuals of the conservation world, and eleven other conservation greats were granted honorary membership of IUCN. … | French | Spanish
11 Sep 2012 | News story
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Empowering indigenous people in protected areas
11 Sep 2012 | News story
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