Tag: nature
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Nature Education for Sustainability Webinar
The IUCN NCUK Education and Communication Working Group ran a webinar this week focussed on Nature Education for Sustainability! We were so pleased to host our two expert speakers, Erin Threlfall and Mary Colwell to talk to us about their work and inspire some great discussions around this topic. Please enjoy the recording and find…
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ECWG Introductory Webinar
We are pleased to introduce to you our new Education and Communications Working Group! This webinar was run by the Education and Communication Working Group (ECWG) on behalf of the IUCN National Committee for the UK and was recorded on the 24th October 2022. The ECWG took this opportunity to introduce the purpose of the working group, the working group members,…
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Briefing on engagement for UK Members on Motions to the 2020 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille
IUCN World Conservation Congress, Marseille, 11-19 June 2020 Motions –– timeframe and guidance on engagement for IUCN’s UK Members Contents of this briefing: Accessing the draft Motions Timeframe to add in comments and or suggested amendments to the current version of each Motion Motions submitted by Members IUCN Council-sponsored Motions List of Motions for amendments…
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Hugh Synge obituary
You can read this article in The Guardian by Peter Marren, with contributions by IUCN’s Global Director, Dr Jane Smart, here Botanist and conservationist who was one of the founders of the UK’s leading wild plant charity, Plantlife The botanist Hugh Synge, who has died of cancer aged 67, was a roving ambassador for wild plants.…
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‘Nature and Human Wellbeing’ – new speakers announced at IUCN NCUK event
The IUCN National Committee UK is pleased to announce three additional speakers to the programme of ‘Nature and Human Wellbeing – Scoring Common Goals‘ on the 2nd May in London: Emily Auckland, Network Director and Co-Chair, UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development Judy Ling Wong, Trustee, London National Park City and President of the Black Environment Network…
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‘In depth’ discussions start on UK marine protected areas management effectiveness
Cracking meeting today in Peterborough with JNCC and WWF marine experts discussing current positions on the UK’s marine protected areas and their management effectiveness. Could be the start of something big. Lots of players in this arena so we hope to be in touch with you (or you with us?). Stephen Grady, Pete Chaniotis and…
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IUCN NCUK Nature & Human Wellbeing – Scoring Common Goals, 2nd May, London
International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN National Committee UK event: ‘Nature and Human Wellbeing – Scoring Common Goals’ …
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Cheetah conservation and community health – paper published
The UK’s most recent IUCN member, the Margaret Pyke Trust, has published what is likely the first ever paper making the connections between human reproductive health and rights and the conservation of a specific species – the cheetah. In “The importance of human reproductive health and rights for cheetah conservation” the Margaret Pyke Trust, and…
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IUCN NCUK River Restoration and Biodiversity project expert workshop
Bring twenty of the most knowledgeable experts on river restoration in Britain and Ireland together and you can expect some well-informed outputs. Successfully delivered here was the second two-day expert workshop for the IUCN National Committee UK’s ‘River Restoration and Biodiversity’ project, this time hosted by Natural Resources Wales at their offices in Bangor in…