World Conservation Congress Bangkok 17-25 November 2004
	News
	17 november 2004 World's largest conservation gathering opens to escalating global species extinction crisis. A total of 15,589 species face extinction, reveals the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. One in three amphibians and almost half of all freshwater turtles are ... more.
	17 november 2004 Motions Proposed by Mediterranean Members in the Congress. The IUCN Members'Business Assembly is the only democratic forum in which governments and non-government organizations can engage together in processes... more.
	18 november 2004 How to manage mountains in the 21st century. IUCN and Andromeda Editrice launch new publication on Mountain Protected Areas. The book deals in particular with Mountain World Heritage Sites, distilling the know-how of some 60 experts from the likes of the Altai Knot in Russia, the Condor Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador, the Terai Arc in Nepal, and the Apennines in Italy... more.
	19 november 2004 Announcing the Global Winner of the 2004 Reuters-IUCN Environmental Media Awards Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, Honorary President of BirdLife International, today awarded the global 2004 Reuters-IUCN Award for Excellence in Environmental Reporting to Mr Tom Knudson of the United States... more.
	20 november Greening Mediterranean Cities The international initiative for cities and conservation (II-CC) presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress is devoted to cities and conservation in s MTEs. As most of these areas face common threats such as urbanization, ... more
	21 November 2004 Mediterranean Mountains - an alliance for conservation and development Is cooperation on mountain conservation among the Mediterranean countries useful? Is it needed? What is the best strategy to achieve it? What are the next steps? Those were few of the questions that guided and animated the workshop on 'Mediterranean Mountains...more
	22 November 2004 Mediterranean Aquaculture at the 3rd IUCN Congress There is mounting scientific evidence of the sharp decline in the Mediterranean fish catches. However, fish farming turns up as a possible solution to answer the ... more
	24 November 2004 1.000 members choose new governing council of the world's leading environmental network Today, Mr Valli Moosa of South Africa was elected as the new President of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, one of the most prestigious and respected posts in the conservation movement...more