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IUCN calls for concrete solutions to scale up wetland protection and restoration at Ramsar COP15
As wetlands continue to be among the most imperilled ecosystems on Earth, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the ...
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IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion
Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...
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Stewards in action: Scaling up Indigenous-led conservation on the ground, influencing global policy and enabling direct access to finance
Kick-starting PODONG Indigenous Peoples Initiative in TanzaniaFrom Indigenous Peoples’ leadership in territorial conservation ...
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A renaissance for nature as the World Heritage Committee closes in Paris
After a ten-day marathon meeting - with only the French National Holiday (on the 14th July), and its amazing fireworks to ...
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IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology - resource | IUCN
The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is a comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features. This new typology helps identify the ...
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From rainforests to reefs: New World Heritage Sites signal conservation breakthroughs
A refuge for the Western chimpanzee, pygmy hippopotamus and many other globally threatened species, Gola-Tiwai represents one ...
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IUCN SSC Firefly Specialist Group
The mission of our IUCN SSC Firefly Specialist Group is to identify and work to conserve threatened firefly species around the world. Specific goals are to: assess Red List status for 2000+ firefly ...
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IUCN WCPA Technical Note No.24: Opportunities and Challenges for ...
The aim of this technical note is to raise awareness of the challenges and solutions for monitoring ecosystem restoration in and around protected and conserved areas, and to assist restoration ...
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IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group
Specialist Group work The ISSG promotes and facilitates the exchange of invasive species information and knowledge across the globe and ensures the linkage between knowledge, practice and policy so ...
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France and IUCN celebrate 20 years of partnership by signing new ...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have commemorated 20 years of partnership with a high-level event marking two decades of joint action for nature and ...
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IUCN key messages for ISA30
IUCN developed some key messages for the second part of the thirtieth session of the International Seabed Authority, taking place in Kingston (Jamaica) from 7 – 25 July 2025. IUCN continues to uphold ...
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Cities and nature - resource | IUCN
Cities are home to 4.4 billion people — well over half of humanity. This figure is projected to reach 6.7 billion by 2050. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation brings dramatic environmental change, ...