50 years collaboration in European nature policy
Did you know that the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and IUCN signed a formal agreement in 1962 in which IUCN agreed to provide technical expertise to the Council on…
Did you know that the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and IUCN signed a formal agreement in 1962 in which IUCN agreed to provide technical expertise to the Council on…
It is the second day of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, and this afternoon, I chaired a session in the One World Pavilion about forest governance in Europe. Rather a challenge for…
Yesterday evening at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the representatives of most of the IUCN National Committees in Europe met for a discussion about the draft 2013-2016 IUCN Programme and…
This afternoon, I chaired a session in the Species Pavilion about the conservation status of species in Europe. My introductory words were based on the many European Red Lists that…
I just listened to Rachel Kyte, VP Sustainable Development in the World Bank, who gave the opening speech of the Forum at the IUCN Wrold Conservation Congress and talked about the…
After an amazing opening ceremony with speeches, traditional and modern Korean music, theatre and dance, where IUCN President Ashok Khosla declared the IUCN World Conservation Congress open, we all went…
Every four year, during the IUCN World Conservation Congress, our Members elect the representatives for the IUCN Council. Yesterday – 5 September 2012 – was the last meeting of the…
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the main event we organise every four years. It means that most of the Headquarters personnel and many of the staff in the Regions…
I arrived this morning at the #IUCN2012 World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea. It is humid and warm here, with a cloudy sky. The bus ride from Jeju Airport in the…
I am off to the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea tomorrow morning, arriving there on Tuesday 4 September around midday. During the following days I will be giving…
