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	Unasylva - No. 166 - 10th World Forestry Congress - Conservation and protection of tropical rain forests: The ...
		This recognition is embodied in the World Conservation Strategy and has been recognized by the United Nations General Assembly through the adoption of the World Charter for Nature and the endorsement of the report of the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED, 1987).
		When conservation programmes are based on dialogue with, and the participation of, forest-dwelling people, it is often possible to find a large measure of local understanding and support for forest protection.
		This is clearly not sufficient to meet species conservation objectives, and a major effort is needed to extend the protected area network to include adequate samples of all forest types as well as their full range of biological diversity.
	www.fao.org /docrep/u3500E/u3500e08.htm (2946 words)

	The information about IUCN activities and projects in Slovakia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Next aims of the Programme are to participate in international conservation affairs, to promote and support the application of restoration ecology, to promote and implement model of sustainable living with emphasis on the integration of economic development and nature conservation.
		IUCN Slovakia is a non-governmental organization, the aim of which is to share the promotion of IUCN mission, which is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
		The key element of the project is to initiatie and stimulate the conservation and rehabilisation of wetlands in the Danube River Basin involving a network of representatives from all Danube river countries.
	www.fns.uniba.sk /zp/iucn/eng (1531 words)

	World Conservation Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation.
		Founded in 1948, its headquarters is located in Gland, Switzerland.
		IUCN's mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Conservation_Union (399 words)

	Defra, UK - Wildlife & Countryside - Global Wildlife & Zoos - The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
		The IUCN's mission statement agreed at its General Assembly in Buenos Aires in January 1994, is "to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable".
		The first World Conservation Congress was held in Montreal in October 1996, and the second was held in in Amman in October 2000.
		The Chairs of Commissions are elected by the membership at the World Conservation Congress and serve on the Council.
	www.defra.gov.uk /wildlife-countryside/gwd/exotic/iucn.htm (586 words)

	Department of State Washington File: Text: World Conservation Union Release on Threatened Species Survey
		The study was released September 28 in European and North American capitols as the IUCN prepared to open the World Conservation Congress October 4-11 in Amman, Jordan.
		Its mission is to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
		Conservation of extensive areas of tropical rainforest is essential to prevent the loss of a large number of species, most of which depend entirely on this habitat for survival.
	usinfo.org /wf-archive/2000/000929/epf508.htm (3523 words)

	Environmental Conservation
		As a Union, IUCN seeks to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable.
		Her Majesty Queen Noor delivered the keynote address at the World Conservation Congress held by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in Montreal, Canada.
		world environment and conservation community met in Fontainebleau, France to mark the first half-century of the modern international conservation movement, initiated in 1948 with the establishment of IUCN – The World Conservation Union.
	www.go.com.jo /QNoorjo/main/ec.htm (1273 words)

	Preserving Wildlife Habitat Through High-Tech Farming - Center for Global Food Issues (CGFI)
		The World Conservation Union, a major international conservation group headquartered in Switzerland, is breaking step with such organizations as Greenpeace and the Sierra Club.
		That's probably because the World Conservation Union includes some 10,000 conservation experts and scientists in its membership, along with Third World government agencies and non-government organizations working in places where, before their eyes, wild species and wildlife habitat are being lost to low-yield farming.
		Whether the world supports or hamstrings high-yield farming in the 21st century is the biggest wildlife conservation issue facing the world.
	www.cgfi.org /materials/articles/2001/jun_4_01.htm (892 words)

	World Watch: Plants in peril. (World Conservation Union's 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants)@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The World Conservation Union's 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants is the first global assessment study of vascular plants, which include ferns, conifers and flowering plants.
		Scientists, conservation organizations, botanical gardens and museums, which have compiled this report, believe that the loss of habitat and the inlaying of non-native species are the primary factors that effect the decline of vascular plants.
		At least one in eight of the world's known...
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:20915060&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (188 words)

	World Conservation Union
		The World Conservation Union brings together over 980 members from 140 countries, including States, government agencies and various kinds of non-governmental agencies, in a unique world partnership for conserving nature.
		This was the conference that gave birth to the International Union for the Protection of Nature and Natural Resources (IUPN), since renamed IUCN (the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, now known as the World Conservation Union).
		Particularly through its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), IUCN has made available the expertise of its specialists in a whole series of tasks related to the planning and management of biosphere reserves, including the work of the Advisory Committee of Biosphere Reserves.
	portal.unesco.org /fr/ev.php-URL_ID=3519&URL_DO=DO_PRINTPAGE&URL_SECTION=201.html (579 words)

	IUCN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Today it is a union of governments, government agencies, and non-governmental organisations working at the field and policy levels, together with scientists and experts, to protect nature.
		These experts are amongst the foremost leaders in the field of conservation and sustainable use of renewable natural resources, with expertise ranging from oceans and environmental law to forests, protected area management, and environmental education.
		Indeed, IUCN in its "World Conservation Strategy" written in the late seventies, was the first to use the term "sustainable development".
	www.elsevier.com /homepage/sag/usec/iucn.html (955 words)

	Crocodile Specialist Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		By 1996, after 25 years of effort, one-third of the species (8) were sufficiently abundant to support well-regulated annual harvests, one-third of the species (8) were no longer in danger of extinction but are not harvested, and one-third of the species (7) remain endangered.
		However, the conservation efforts of the CSG are not finished.
		The CSG operates under the auspices of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of IUCN-The World Conservation Union, the largest consortium of conservation organizations and agencies.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /natsci/herpetology/crocs.htm (487 words)

	Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (MACP) - Home
		The Mountain Areas Conservancy Project is a unique initiative intending to protect biodiversity and ensure its sustainable use in Pakistan's Karakorum, Hindu Kush and Western Himalayan mountain ranges through the application of a community-based conservation approach.
		IUCN-The World Conservation Union is implementing the project in close collaboration with the provincial Forest and Wildlife Departments in the North West Frontier Province and Northern Areas.
		The core objective of MACP is to develop and strengthen capacities of all concerned to conserve biodiversity at the larger landscape level by imparting conservation values and monitoring the project impacts on biological and socio-economic indicators of the area.
	www.macp-pk.org (322 words)

	CIESIN Information Cooperative - Organizational Guide - IUCN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Founded in 1948, the World Conservation Union brings together States, government agencies, and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: more than 800 members in all, spread across some 125 countries.
		A central secretariat coordinates the IUCN Programme and serves the Union membership, representing their views on the world stage and providing them with the strategies, services, scientific knowledge, and technical support they need to achieve their goals.
		The World Conservation Union builds on the strengths of its members, networks, and partners to enhance their capacity and support global alliances to safeguard natural resources at local, regional, and global levels.
	www.ciesin.org /IC/iucn/IUCN.html (315 words)

	IUCN
		IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland - A grant from the Sir Peter Scott Fund for Conservation Action of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission (SSC) is helping to continue the early conservation successes in the fight to save the Anegada iguana, listed as “Critically Endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
		A summit of leading scientists agreed on Monday to an action plan intended to save hundreds of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians facing extinction from familar threats such as pollution and habitat destruction, as well as a little-known fungus that is wiping out their populations.
		IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland - The last few years have seen a welcome turn around in the fortunes of the Seychelles white-eye, thanks to the success of the Seychelles white-eye Recovery Programme, involving Dr Gérard Rocamora, a member of SSC’s Reintroduction Specialist Group, and other conservation organisations.
	www.iucn.org /themes/ssc (823 words)

	IUCN
		From the shark to the frog, the worldâs biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, according to the Swiss-based World Conservation Union (IUCN).
		The IUCN World Conservation Union, which is hosting the four-yearly World Conservation Congress, is billing the eight-day Bangkok convention as the one of...
		In recognition of her dedication to the conservation of natural resources, Her Majesty the Queen was presented the IUCN Gold Medal by Princess Takamodo of Japan...
	conservation.mongabay.com /IUCN.htm (2860 words)

	IUCN Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The role of IUCN Sri Lanka embodies the overall mission of the World Conservation Union: to help nations throughout the world to protect and sustainably use their natural resources for the benefit of all their peoples.
		Among the main regulatory activities of the CEA are the controls of pollution of air, water and soil and the mitigation of environmental impacts (due to development projects) by environmental impact assessments.
		conservation of biodiversity in the Rekawa, Ussangoda and Kalametiya coastal ecosystems
	www.lanka.net /iucnsl/iucn.html (972 words)

	Special feature: Security in a shrinking world
		Conservation decisions may be crucial on a global level, but they are doomed to fail if they ignore local concerns.
		The Prophet Mohammed said: ‘The world is green and beautiful and God has appointed you his stewards over it.’ The sanctity of life, and the preciousness of the Earth that is its cradle and support are fundamental to all our faiths.
		HM Queen Noor of Jordan is Patron of IUCN, The World Conservation Union, and RSCN, Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, Jordan, a Member of the WWF International Board of Trustees and Honorary President of Birdlife International.
	www.ourplanet.com /imgversn/124/noor.html (1918 words)

	SD@Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, Durban 8-17 September 2003
		IUCN - The World Conservation Union organizes the Congress every ten years to take stock of protected areas (PAs), appraise progress and setbacks, and chart the course for PAs over the next decade.
		In her remarks, HM Queen Noor of Jordan underlined the WPC's relevance to the goals of the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
		Focusing on challenges for conservation, Nelson Mandela stressed the need to involve youth in PA management and to consider PAs' contribution to poverty alleviation.
	www.iisd.ca /linkages/sd/worldparksV/8september.htm (784 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Water forum 'giant talking shop'
		They were turning their collective minds to the practical steps needed to alleviate the chronic shortage of clean water and sanitation facilities faced by billions of the world's poor.
		Even the most market-oriented participants now concede that the vast majority of services to poor communities will continue to be provided by the public sector, partly because those water companies venturing into the developing world have often had their fingers badly burned and have suffered financial or reputational disasters.
		There was also agreement at the forum that the 40% of the world's population who live in river basins shared by more than one country required their governments to come to sensible arrangements with one another on how to share out the water - though of course that is easier said than done.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/2879125.stm (589 words)

	IUCN Programme Office for Central Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1990 it was shortened to IUCN -The World Conservation Union
		A global alliance for conservation and wise use of living resources, IUCN is a unique Union, which brings together organizations from different backgrounds thus creating opportunities to work together on issues of common interest
		The objective of the programme of IUCN Office for Central Europe, is the integration of biodiversity into the economic sectors: mainly agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
	www.iucn-ce.org.pl (439 words)

	Endangered Species
		The IUCN/World Conservation Union endorses captive breeding in addition to habitat protection to maintain viable populations in the wild.
		Its mission is "to provide leadership and promote a common approach for the world conservation movement in order to safeguard the integrity and diversity of the natural world, and to ensure that human use of natural resources is appropriate, sustainable, and equitable."
		This commission works with all sections of the IUCN/World Conservation Union at an operational level to ensure that their contributions are used in all aspects of the IUCN/World conservation Union's work.
	www.seaworld.org /infobooks/Endangered/esII.html (1713 words)

	World Conservation Union Launches 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		"I congratulate the World Conservation Union who worked in the field to put together such a compelling snapshot of the global situation for species at risk..
		The World Conservation Union (IUCN), created in 1948, is the world's largest conservation-related organization.
		The criteria used by the IUCN to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and sub-species are relevant to all species and all regions of the world.
	www.ec.gc.ca /press/000928_n_e.htm (436 words)

	SOME DOGS HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The statements that "never before have so many tapir experts and conservationists assembled in one place" and that foxes are running for their lives from eagles might at first sound like something out of Alice in Wonderland.
		With its mission "to influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable" IUCN represents a highly respected international organization.
		We must promote a conservation ethic and attitude that wildlife is something to respect and preserve.
	www.uga.edu /srel/ecoview1-13-02.htm (679 words)

	NASA Satellite Data to Aid Global Conservation
		NASA and the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the world's largest environmental knowledge network, signed a joint declaration November 18 in Bangkok, Thailand, to use NASA satellite data to help in worldwide conservation efforts.
		IUCN's Species Information Service is a worldwide biodiversity and conservation management tool that includes its Red List of Threatened Species, the world's most authoritative assessment of the conservation status of animals and plants.
		Many of the world's 100,000 protected areas are poorly mapped, due to inaccessibility and lack of resources.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=November&x=20041118150219lcnirellep0.6055567&t=xarchives/xarchitem.html (762 words)

	Veterinary Specialist Group - VSG
		Health experts from around the world met on September 29, 2004 for a symposium focused on the current and potential movements of diseases among human, domestic animal, and wildlife populations organized by the Wildlife Conservation Society and hosted by The Rockefeller University.
		The product—called the “Manhattan Principles” by the WCS organizers of the “One World, One Health” event—focuses on 12 recommendations for establishing a more holistic approach to preventing epidemic/epizootic disease and for maintaining ecosystem integrity for the benefit of humans, their domesticated animals, and the foundational biodiversity that supports us all.
		"Addressing the linkages between conservation, human and animal health, and security" was adopted as one of the 3rd IUCN World Conservation Congress Resolutions and Recommendations.
	www.iucn-vsg.org (966 words)

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