News and reports from the World Conservation Congress
A renewed message by spiritual leaders is enhancing nature conservation
Spiritual and religious leaders are promoting time-tested values and behaviours through a renewed message. They are also involved in activities which are contributing to nature conservation. The door for a dialogue with community members and environmentalists worldwide is now opened. …
11 Oct 2008 | Video
Shaking the world and leading the way
Four days, 900 events, 8000 participants, 179 countries. These are the figures. Agreements on high seas governance, principles guiding forest management to face climate change, framework agreements with governments, session with 10 African Ministers, initiatives such as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity. These are some of the outcomes. Here are the sounds and the images.. …
11 Oct 2008 | Video
Pavan Sukhdev on the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity
Pavan Sukhdev, an economist, is the Head of Deutsche Bank's Global Market Business in India. He believes that Economics should be at the center of the debate on ecosystems and biodiversity preservation. …
11 Oct 2008 | Video
Global Reef expedition to save the coral reefs
One -third of the reef building corals are threatened with extinction. What can be done to protect our oceans and the marine ecosystems on which the health of our planet depends. HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan announced the launch of a three-year expedition and gave an exclusive interview for IUCN web TV …
10 Oct 2008 | Video
Cataluña apunta a la reducción de emisiones de carbono
A partir de una estrategia para la mitigación del cambio climático, la región autónoma de Cataluña se ha impuesto la meta de reducir su huella de carbono a niveles cada vez más próximo a las metas planteadas en el marco del Protocolo de Kyoto. …
10 Oct 2008 | Audio
Pacific Island youth lead the way
Arise and open your eyes – it’s time to turn the tide! This was the message of young Pacific islanders attending the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain, this week. …
10 Oct 2008 | News story
Earth's intelligence
Professor Tim Flannery is one of Australia’s leading thinkers and writers. An internationally-acclaimed scientist, explorer and conservationist, his books include The Future Eaters and The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change. He believes human intelligence will allow us to live sustainably on the earth, before it's too late. …
10 Oct 2008 | Video
Evening News Oct 9
Are there spiritual solutions to our environmental crisis? Should animal logos be free? The last day of the forum raised many questions and more, but also brought answers and tremendous contributions to conservation inititatives. …
09 Oct 2008 | Video
Is marine geo-engineering a solution to climate change?
Climate change is destroying ecosystems and desolating communities dependent upon them. Should we now be seeking to reverse this trend through intentional large-scale manipulation of the marine environment? …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
How to live with hippos, elephants and lions
Are lions, elephants, hippos, jaguars and people bound to come into conflict when they meet? How can we prevent or at least reduce the conflict between human beings and wildlife? These were some of the topics up for debate at a special session of the IUCN World Conservation Congress today. …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
