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New IUCN report provides critical guidance on conserving land, water, and coastal areas through OECMs
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas and World Wildlife ...
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2025 Kicks Off with Growth: Four new sites added to the IUCN Green List and three relisted
After a 2024 that saw nearly 20 sites attain the coveted Green List Standard, the first global standard for effective and ...
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IUCN signs agreement with leading Chinese research institute on renewable energy
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is joining forces with a leading Chinese institute to cooperate on ...
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One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% ...
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IUCN ROWA Celebrates the Inclusion of Seven New Sites from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and the UAE in the Green List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, Regional Office for West Asia, is pleased to announce the addition of six ...
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2025 - A Year of Action for Glaciers
The Dragón de la Patagonia (Andiperla willinki) is, by most accounts, not very dragon-like. A 15mm long, non-flying plecopteran that resembles a bit of a lost and cold earwig, it doesn’t – fortunately ...
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Strengthening biodiversity financing in Europe
With financial support from the European Commission, IUCN has launched a new project aimed at identifying Environmental Harmful Subsidies (EHS) and improving biodiversity financing in Belgium, Finland ...
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Building local capacity for sustainable fisheries management: some reflections
On November 29, 2024, IUCN and partners organised a workshop in Siem Reap to reflect and share experience on sustainable fisheries management. Over 90 participants (22 female), including ...
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IUCN Food and Agricultural Systems at UN CCD COP16
For the first time ever, the 2024 UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) included an Agri-food Systems Day. Therefore, COP16 Riyadh was an important opportunity for IUCN’s Food and ...
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The 8th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF 2024)
The 8th IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) was held successfully from 3–5 September 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand. Two types of outcome documents were produced to inform regional stakeholders ...