Podcasts
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What’s in it for me? Engaging local communities in conservation (01 June 2010)
Edmund Barrow of IUCN’s Forest Conservation Programme talks about the challenges related to his work with local communities and explains how conservation work can bring real-life benefits both to people and to the environment.
What’s in it for me? Engaging local communities in conservation (01 June 2010)
Sustainable energy choices (17 May 2010)
As economies and populations grow, our energy consumption and demand will continue to soar for many years to come. Better consumption patterns and looking at nature to provide affordable and locally adapted energy solutions are key to a future of sustainable energy, Nadine Mc Cormick, IUCN Energy Network Coordinator explains.
IUCN Director General speaks of her hopes for the International Year of Biodiversity (04 January 2010)
The world is facing a global extinction crisis which threatens not only the natural environment but mankind itself. Species, ecosystems and natural resources, which all life on earth depends upon, must be safeguarded before it’s too late. That’s the message from IUCN for the International Year of Biodiversity. Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN's Director General, says she has great hopes for what can be achieved during 2010.
Water - the big story about climate change (02 December 2009)
Many of the impacts of climate change; storms, drought, sea level rise; are linked to water, IUCN's Head of Water Programme Mark Smith explains. But building good institutions and good governance of water resources will also help us build resilience to climate change.
Water - the big story about climate change (02 December 2009)
Think natural for a climate deal (01 December 2009)
IUCN’s Climate Change coordinator Ninni Ikkala outlines her hopes for political commitments by world leaders in Copenhagen for a post 2012 climate agreement. The role nature can play to help people to adapt to climate change should be fully recognized, she explains.
Water, water, everywhere (12 March 2009)
This month more than 25,000 people will converge on Istanbul in Turkey to discuss the world's water issues. Big business, developers, conservationists and governments will gather in an attempt to place water high on the international agenda. Mark Smith, Head of IUCN's Water Programme, talks to Wild Talk about whether this will happen and explains the importance of water in the climate change debate. To listen, click here.
