IUCN welcomes Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework as an important step towards addressing the nature crisis

IUCN welcomes the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) in Montreal, Canada on 19 December 2022 after four long years of negotiations. […]

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Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals – IUCN Red List

Today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ highlights a barrage of threats affecting marine species, including illegal and unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change and disease. Populations of […]

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IUCN Leaders Forum to define the path to a nature-positive future

The IUCN Leaders Forum, taking place 13-15 October 2022, will tackle the challenge of measuring progress towards global biodiversity goals. A key working paper due to be debated at the […]

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Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear – IUCN Red List

The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened […]

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IUCN Congress closes with call for a post-pandemic recovery based on nature

The IUCN World Conservation Congress closed today in Marseille and online, setting the nature conservation agenda for the next decade and beyond. The IUCN Congress urged governments to implement a […]

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IUCN World Conservation Congress opens in Marseille and online

The IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum – begins today in Marseille, France, with an address by the President of France, Emmanuel […]

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IUCN’s New „Green Status of Species“ Measures Impact of Conservation Action

The first 181 IUCN Green Status preliminary assessments are outlined in a Conservation Biology paper published today. From California condors to East Asian mangroves, Green Status shows specific conservation metrics […]

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IUCN’s call for action on fast-deteriorating Great Barrier Reef backed, despite no danger listing

IUCN’s call for urgent action to address impacts from climate change and poor water quality affecting the Great Barrier Reef has been adopted by the World Heritage Committee in its […]

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Sustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report

Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new IUCN report finds. The report concludes that conserving and […]

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Ten protected areas in Switzerland, France and Italy enter IUCN Green List

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted ten new sites in Switzerland, France, Italy to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising the […]

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