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GEF backs US$8.7m initiative to unite African nations against extreme weather events in the Ubangi River Basin
Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of ...
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IUCN welcomes Tajikistan as its newest State Member
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest environmental network, proudly welcomes the ...
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IUCN at the Glaciers’ Preservation Conference
IUCN is participating in the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, calling ...
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Protecting chimps, hippos and turtles – IUCN recommends five new World Heritage areas
From the home of the world’s largest spider, to hotspots for globally threatened sea turtles, the International Union for ...
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New Global Assessment Reveals Hope for Marine Turtles, Highlights Urgent Need for Continued Action
The new study, conducted by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG), reveals that decades of ongoing conservation efforts have improved the status of the ...
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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...
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EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change
What are these proceedings about? In short, they are about the legal obligations countries have to protect the climate, and, should they fail to comply with them, whether they could face any legal ...
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A third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction, as new report narrows in on solutions
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a report, Global Status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras, that highlights new knowledge compiled by 353 experts from 115 countries ...
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More than one in three tree species worldwide faces extinction - IUCN Red List
Cali, Colombia, 28 October 2024 (IUCN) – Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published in today’s update of the IUCN Red ...
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IUCN flagship report calls on countries to rethink agricultural and conservation policies to help protect biodiversity and deliver food for humanity
A new flagship report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature - on the interplay between agriculture and conservation - argues that better designed and targeted policies could benefit ...
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Declaración de la Directora General de la UICN en la Cumbre del Futuro de la ONU
La Directora General de la UICN, Dra. Grethel Aguilar, presentó la declaración de la UICN el 23 de septiembre de 2024 ante el Plenario de la Cumbre del Futuro de la ONU en la ciudad de Nueva York, EE.
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More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050, first global assessment finds
This is the first time an ecosystem group has been assessed entirely across the planet using the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems – a global standard for measuring the health of ecosystems. Released today ...