Mobilising knowledge from across IUCN constituencies and integrating it into the IUCN Programme is a key part of this position. The closing date is 6 June.

 11 Thai Marine national parks and 3 marine national park research centers staffs about 30 people learned how to monitor long-term marine and coastal resources as a basis standard for improving Thailand MPAs management. The workshop is held on 8-10 May 2012, at the Sirinard National Park in Phuket.   

In this issue we cover CEC participation at Rio+20 and the World Conservation Congress and announce that CEC has more than 1,000 members.

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ElephantDatabase.org, a joint project of the IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) and Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), is a new site where the latest information from elephant surveys across Africa and Asia is easily accessible.