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Barcelona Diary

What's going on behind the scenes at the IUCN World Conservation Congress? This section features interviews with members and staff, pictures from informal meetings, and gossip from the corridors.

 

Ferdousi Begum

A productive forum

Ferdousi Begum represents an NGO member from Bangladesh. She has found the congress to be a very productive forum and hopes that the conservation agenda will get the topmost priority in the coming years. …  

11 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Interview with Ferdousi Begum (11 October 2008) 1.63MB
Haigen Xu

Conservation in China

Haigen Xu has a strong feeling that the congress will help to bring more conservation initiatives in China in the years ahead. …  

11 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Interview with Haigen Xu (11 October 2008) 760KB
Christine Milne, IUCN Vice-President

A legacy to the Union

Christine Milne, IUCN Vice-President, speaks about her work in the IUCN Council and gives advice to the incoming councillors. …  

11 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Interview with Christine Milne (10 October 2008) 4.82MB
Meghna Agarwala

Congress in a student’s eye

Meghna Agarwala is a student from Yale School of Forestry and Environment Studies. She has seen many conservation icons in the congress and her days are filled with excitements. …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Congress in a student’s eye - Meghna Agarwala 994KB
Anna Forslund, WWF Sweden

Protecting the River Dolphin

Anna Forslund from WWF-Sweden talks about some of the work WWF is doing to protect the river dolphin in India and Pakistan.
  …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Interview with Anna Forslund (10 October 2008) 2.07MB
Juan Carlos Montúfar, de la Comisión Trinacional del Plan Trifinio para Guatemala

Diversidad de experiencias

Juan Carlos Montúfar, de la Comisión Trinacional del Plan Trifinio para Guatemala, manifestó su impresión sobre la diversidad de actividades y espacios de discusión generados en el marco del congreso. …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Entrevista con Juan Carlos Montúfar (10 Octubre 2008) 692KB
Maritza Guido, de la Comisión Trinacional del Plan Trifinio

Interesada en cuencas y áreas protegidas

Maritza Guido, de la Comisión Trinacional del Plan Trifinio, explicó su interés sobre el tema de las áreas protegidas y la gestión de cuencas, además de saber qué se está haciendo en estos temas para aplicarlo en sus experiencias. …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Entrevista con Maritza Guido (10 Octubre 2008) 374KB
Julián Gaxiola, de CEDECALI

Interesado en las cuencas

Julián Gaxiola, de CEDECALI, Centro Regional de Capacitación del Agua las Hierbas, quiere dar a conocer el centro y compartir experiencias sobre el manejo de cuencas. …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Entrevista con Julián Gaxiola (10 Octubre 2008) 177KB
Sean Willmore, Director of Thin Green Line NGO

‘Less guns, more cooperation’

Sean Willmore, Director of Thin Green Line NGO, is from Australia. He has been in the spotlight at large music festivals and at the Sydney Opera House. Hear him about his expectations of a roving congress. …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - News story

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  • Interview with Sean Willmore (10 October 2008) 2.08MB
David Obura, CORDIO

Coral Reefs and Climate Change

David Obura from CORDIO (Coastale Oceans Research and Development - India Ocean), a new IUCN member, explains their approach to strengthening coral reefs' resilience from climate change. …  

10 Oct 2008 | News - Audio

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  • Interview with David Obura (10 October 2008) 2.22MB
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