The CCIUCN welcomes the following new members:
Canadian Biosphere Reserves Association
Eli Enns
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
John Girgis
Lahiru Ishan Samaranayake
Risa Smith
See our membership page for more information on becoming a member.
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Save the date: Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting and Forum for the CCIUCN will take place on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa.
More information will be emailed to members.
Helping IUCN Members work better together
Shared from the National Committee UK
The Global Directory of IUCN National and Regional Committees is now available to view and contains information on the activities of these members of the IUCN family as well as their contact details. 
You will see from this document that there are more than 60 officially recognised IUCN National Committees and 7 Regional Committees as well as Country Focal Points in places where these arrangements do not exist. More National Committees are being established regularly, most recently in Benin in West Africa, the United States of America and Belize in MesoAmerica. The editors intend to regularly update the document which you can also download from the IUCN website.
This Global Directory should also provide some context to help IUCN Members in the West Europe and East Europe and Central Asia region decide on whether to form an InterRegional Committee to join the other Regional Committees in helping IUCN function…
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2017 Annual General Meeting
The 2017 CCIUCN Annual General Meeting was held Thursday, January 19, 2017.
Please see the Events page for the proposed minutes and some of the presentation files.
IUCN Programme 2017-2020
The IUCN Programme provides the framework for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating the conservation work undertaken by the Commissions and the Secretariat with and on behalf of IUCN Members.
The 2017-2020 Programme as revised by Congress is now available on the IUCN website:
https://www.iucn.org/secretariat/about/programme-work-and-reporting/programme
Annual General Meeting, January 19
Save the date: 19 January 2017, Annual General Meeting for the CCIUCN in Ottawa at the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Are there any topics that you would like to learn about or discuss at the AGM? Please let us know by November 23.
#NatureForAll World Conservation Congress Opportunities
#NatureForAll (#NFA) will be launched at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Hawai’i September 2-10, 2016. There are many ways in which #NFA ambassadors, partners, and WCC attendees can participate in building the #NFA movement.
In the lead-up to the WCC #NFA is reaching out to existing and new partners, with a focus on building a coalition of organizations and individuals who share the #NFA vision.You can be a part of:
- #NatureForAll’s Social media presence: Visit us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and help broaden #NFA’s reach by hashtagging #NatureForAll.
- For Me, Nature is…: Contribute social media posts of photos that show your feelings in nature. Watch and share this video for more information.
- #NatureForAll Greenhouse: Be a Mentor or Supporter to one of three finalists of the #NFA Greenhouse, an accelerator that has sought out projects from around the world that are connecting people to nature. Contact Crista Valentino at crista@coalitionwild.org for more information.
- Social Media Influencers: Reach out to emerging social media influencers in your network with strong YouTube audiences to ask them do a short piece on their interaction with nature. Contact Tomasz Wiercioch at wiercioch@pc.gc.ca for more information.
During the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress the #NFA pavilion will be a central gathering place and focal point for the #NFA journey and for celebrating, catalysing, and showcasing global efforts to connect people to nature. You can be a part of: ·
- The #NFA launch event: On September 2 at 11:00 AM and in other engaging, interactive sessions throughout the pavilion programme. Check out our pavilion program and the #NFA journey here.
- Plays for Nature (Nature Playbook): Contribute video submissions that capture stories and actions about connecting with nature (Nature Plays).Contact Tomasz Wiercioch at wiercioch@pc.gc.ca for more information.
- NatureRX Video: contribute to the filming of a new creative video that will be part of this comedic viral video series.
- Building the Choir: Be a part of a video, podcast, and performance of a ‘connecting people to nature’ song being written at WCC. Contact Tomasz Wiercioch at wiercioch@pc.gc.ca for more information.
- The Studio Photo Booth: Use the #NFA pavilion photo booth and share photos and videos via social media.
- Airbrush Tattoos: Get a tattoo and participate in accompanying social media contest.
- #NatureForAll Fireside Chats: collectively develop strategies and commitments to grow the #NatureForAll movement – from 8:30 to 10:30 September 3-6 at the #NFA pavilion. Build momentum and scale up action so that Partners and projects from around the world will be promoted and shared as a foundation for learning from each other and scaling up action. You can: benefit from cross-promotion by co-branding new or existing projects or programs with #NatureForAll. Share your experiences and lessons by requesting a form for a #NFA case study and collaborate with other #NatureForAll partners to scale up existing programs that connect new audiences with nature, or develop new ones. Check here for partnership and brand guidelines.
