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More than one in three tree species worldwide faces extinction - IUCN Red List
Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published ...
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IUCN celebrates 10 impactful years of tiger conservation with new report
A new report from IUCN’s Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) highlights a decade of transformative ...
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New COLOURS programme launched to strengthen the rights of Indigenous peoples…
A wide-reaching new partnership between the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the European Union (EU) ...
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Inspiring places: why are national parks so important to the people of Kenya?
When Kenya’s first post-independence leader, Jomo Kenyatta, gazetted what is now known as Nairobi National Park for the exclusive use by wildlife, he had this to say: “The natural resources of this ...
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C3 Fiji Kiwa Initiative Project empowers women in mangrove forests for better livelihoods
Mangrove forests are vital ecosystems that provide a wide range of benefits, from protecting coastlines against erosion and storm surges to serving as nurseries for marine life. They are also ...
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Information Note: Building Momentum for a Global Plan of Action on Education for Biodiversity
Prepared for the UN CBD COP16 in October 2024, this Note also aims to inform negotiators on the importance of the development of a global plan of action for education on biodiversity. Along with the ...
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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 WCPA publishes new guidelines on Indigenous peoples, local communities, and protected areas
A new volume in the Good Practice Guidelines on Protected and Conserved Areas Series from IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas focuses on Indigenous peoples, local communities, and protected ...
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New report highlights the closing window of opportunity to protect important areas for people, climate, and biodiversity
Co-published by IUCN WCPA, a new report unveiled at CBD COP16 maps the mounting threats from oil, gas, and mining to Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), protected areas, and Indigenous Territories across ...
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Biodiversity in the Future Global Plastics Treaty
On 16 October 2024, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN WCEL), Fauna & Flora, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the ...
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Penning a greener future: Training environmental journalists in Pakistan
A two-day training workshop for environmental journalists was conducted in Karachi and Sonmiani, Pakistan, followed by an exposure visit to the Ramsar site of Miani Hor. The training aimed to equip ...