Caribbean members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) scored a win at the just concluded World Conser-vation Congress in Jeju, South Korea after a motion aimed at making the IUCN’s work more relevant and visible in the Caribbean and involving more regional institutions in its work programme was passed. The Caribbean members had piloted the motion in the Congress.
The Congress, held every four years, is the planet’s biggest conservation meeting and brings together scientists, governments, business and non-governmental organisations to discuss global environmental issues. This year’s congress was held from September 6 to 15.
The Caribbean motion resolved to have the IUCN Director General consolidate the IUCN’s presence in the Caribbean through an enhanced regional implementation of relevant components of
