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More than one in three tree species worldwide faces extinction - IUCN Red List
Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published ...
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IUCN celebrates 10 impactful years of tiger conservation with new report
A new report from IUCN’s Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) highlights a decade of transformative ...
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Kiwa grantee inspires rangers at World Ranger Congress in Fiji
Rangers play an important role in protecting the planet's natural resources and biodiversity. They work tirelessly to ...
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Deep Seabed Mining and Human Rights, UN OHCHR side-event
The ocean moderates the climate, influences our weather and supports rich and diverse cultural practices, food security and livelihoods. All life on earth is dependent upon healthy ocean ecosystems.
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The plastic pollution crisis
Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...
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IUCN Director General's statement on COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity
COP16 has made its mark. Hailed as the biggest biodiversity COP ever, with a record number of delegates (around 23,000), a High-level Segment attended by six Heads of State, more than 130 Ministers ...
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World must act faster to protect 30% of the planet: protected and conserved areas need to double on land and triple at sea by 2030
Cali, 28 October 2024 – The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 but progress must accelerate, the official progress report from the UN ...
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IUCN CEM Biosphere Reserves Thematic Group
The thematic group on Biosphere Reserves aims to better connect the work of the Commission regarding issues such as ecosystem-based assessment, ecosystem governance, and resilience to activities ... I ...
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2024 World Heritage update for USA and Canada
Following IUCN recommendations, the World Heritage Committee decided to retain Everglades National Park on the List of World Heritage in Danger, reiterated concern about the impact of a border wall on ...
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Pakistan gears up for Green Growth: Finalising the National Bamboo Strategy
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Government of Pakistan, in collaboration with the International Network on Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and IUCN (International ...
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IUCN marks 60th anniversary of Red List with year-long campaign to accelerate species assessments
Hundreds of leaders, experts, partners, and supporters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature gathered on the sidelines of the Sixteenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention ...
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A(n Expiring) Youth’s Reflections on the 8th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum
Adrian Dwiputra, the Young Professional Focal Point for the IUCN CEESP South to East Asia Region I was privileged to participate in the 8 th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) held in Bangkok ...