The protection of the environment is no longer a marginal topic overshadowed by economic, social and political concerns. The IUCN World Conservation Congress, managed to bring together experts, decision-makers and newsmakers from all corners of the world, including HSH Prince Albert of Monaco, a devoted, hands-on environmentalist. He tells IUCN web TV why it is time to act.
Iran's first woman vice-president after the Islamic revolution, Dr Massoumeh Ebtekar, is currently running the centre for peace and the environment in Teheran. She studies the interlinkageas between peace and conservation and spirituality and conservation, two emerging key issues at Ion's World Conservation Congress.
Massoumeh Ebtekar on peace and the environment
Human health and biodiversity; the two are fundamentally inseparable. The food we eat, the multitude of pills we swallow for anything from the common cold to cancer all stem from living matter, the sum of which makes up biodiversity. Even oil and gas are nothing more than ancient biodiversity.
UNEPs Executive Director and former IUCN Director General Achim Steiner talks to IUCN TV about climate change and the role of IUCN in providing a forum for thousands of voices.
Nicolat Hulot, Président de la Fondation Nicolas-Hulot pour la nature et l'homme parle de la nécessaire collaboration entre les pays du Sud et ceux du Nord dans les négotiations vers un accord équitable sur le climat.
The World Bank is compiling a report on the impacts of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Pamela Cox, the Bank's Regional Vice President spoke to IUCN Web TV about some of the key findings and what is being done in response.
Biodiversity is the sum of every living thing around us. It is us. By letting it die we are killing ourselves. Habitat destruction and invasive alien species are considered undesirable side effects of development. That will no longer do. They are unacceptable side effects and they must stop.
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.
Iran's first woman vice-president after the Islamic revolution, Dr Massoumeh Ebtekar, is currently running the centre for peace and the environment in Teheran. She studies the interlinkageas between peace and conservation and spirituality and conservation, two emerging key issues at Ion's World Conservation Congress.
Massoumeh Ebtekar on feminine deficit and the lack of compassion
Are computers poisoning the planet? How do Indigenous people manage biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation? Can we reduce poverty through conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity? What is the value of nature? Can we transform nature into economic value?
Iran's first woman vice-president after the Islamic revolution, Dr Massoumeh Ebtekar, is currently running the centre for peace and the environment in Teheran. She studies the interlinkageas between peace and conservation and spirituality and conservation, two emerging key issues at Ion's World Conservation Congress.
Massoumeh Ebtekar on spirituality and the environment
Pour la première fois au cours d'un Congrès de l'UICN, six Ministres Africains de l'environnement rencontrent les membres de l'UICN et échangent sur l'expérience africaine quant à la gestion des ressources naturelles, leurs défis ainsi que leurs réussites.
A new layer of Google Earth Outreach will bring marine conservation to millions of people around the world through their computers. Andrew Hurd of IUCN's Global Marine Programme describes the new high-tech tool and what impact it will have.
Magdalena Puicanchinguel y Ruminahui Anrango hablan sobre sus proyectos en Perú y Ecuador. Erika Harms, de la Fundación de Naciones Unidas analiza el impacto de este premio, desde su creación en 2002.
The story Our computers are poisoning the planet, reveals how computers exported to India for their supposedly eco-friendly recycling are dismantled under the poorest conditions, poisoning thousands of people and the environment.
Chielinah Bandana from Ghana leads the Weichiau Community Hippo Sanctuary initiative that is one of the winners of this year's Equator Prize. He describes the project and how it is changing the lives of all those involved.
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