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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 for urgent action to safeguard glacier ecosystems as critical assets for ...
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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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IUCN Red List Update: Global Impacts, Regional Statuses, and the Way Forward
Globally, the newest additions have found the number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List to surpass 1,000. The updates to the IUCN Red List have placed 482 additional species of fungi, bringing the ...
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Spain and IUCN strengthen collaboration to promote biodiversity conservation as a driver of sustainable transformation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to ...
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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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Key issues selected for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025
Critical issues for debate and voting in the lead-up to and during the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2025 have been published, set to define the ...
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2025 Kicks Off with Growth: Four new sites added to the IUCN Green List and three relisted
As 2025 gets underway, the first signs of growth in the IUCN Green List have emerged. The addition of four new listings – all from the West Asia – and three renewals signals a strong trajectory for ...
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One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 8 January 2025 (IUCN) – The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish ...
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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 ...