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BIOPAMA supports special online training on Protected Areas Management in Africa
In September and October of 2024, BIOPAMA supported forty-one grantees in Eastern and Southern Africa Region and three ...
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Alipay Ant Forest and IUCN Red List join forces to increase public awareness on biodiversity and conservation
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
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Over 40% of coral species face extinction – IUCN Red List
Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Speciesâ„¢ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing ...
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Peru and Ecuador consolidate their history of transboundary water management cooperation
After a successful negotiation process, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the States of Ecuador and Peru formally endorsed the Regulation of the Binational Commission for the Integrated Management of ...
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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 statement to UN Climate Change Conference 2024
IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan ...
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Seventy five years of experience
Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. As we mark the Union's 75th anniversary we look back on the knowledge, ...
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Step into serenity: Unveiling new ecotourism sites in northern Pakistan
This year, the World Environment Day 2024 was marked by significant global efforts to promote environmental restoration and sustainability. IUCN Pakistan celebrated this day by inaugurating two ...
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IUCN Pakistan launches Mangroves Assessment Report at COP29
IUCN Pakistan launched the Mangroves Assessment Report on Pakistan in a ceremony presided by the Chief Minister of Sindh province, and other Ministerial and foreign delegates at the 29th Conference of ...
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Q&A: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Corals Assessment
What is the difference between warm-water reef-building corals and cold-water corals? Warm-water reef-building corals are the colourful corals that build and grow on reefs speckled with fishes, crabs, ...
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IUCN report identifies challenges and opportunities for managing fisheries
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature finds that the large numbers of fishing boats engaged in widespread trawling that can ensnare protected species and large numbers ...
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Just transition and inclusion: overcoming socio-economic barriers and driving a circular transition for a global plastics treaty
Social inclusion is necessary for economic just transition, along the full plastics value chain, to create a circular economy. Yunus Environment Hub, GIZ, IUCN and IUCN WCEL have created a short ...