IUCN

The entry into force of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture marks the commitment of the world community to a freestanding convention directed at addressing both global needs for food security and internationally agreed objectives regarding the concepts of "access and benefit-sharing" found in the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Recent innovations in Sustainable Forest Management and Ecosystem Approaches are resulting in forests increasingly being managed as part of the broader social-ecological systems in which they exist. Forests in Landscapes reviews changes that have occurred in forest management in recent decades. Case studies from Europe, Canada, the United States, Russia, Australia, the Congo and Central America provide a wealth of international examples of innovative practices.

The Members’ Business Assembly allowed members to contribute to the governance issues of the Union. They heard Commission reports, approved IUCN’s programme of work for the next four years and voted on Resolutions and Recommendations. The Proceedings provide members with a session-by-session account of the business activities on the agenda.

The Members’ Business Assembly allowed members to contribute to the governance issues of the Union. They heard Commission reports, approved IUCN’s programme of work for the next four years and voted on Resolutions and Recommendations. The Proceedings provide members with a session-by-session account of the business activities on the agenda.