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IUCN at 79th Session of the UN General Assembly
On September 24th 2024, the High-Level Week of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly will open in New York City USA.
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On World Rhino Day 2024, a mixed story for the world’s five species of rhinos
Africa’s total rhino count has continued to increase despite poaching, while certain species in Asia face an existential threat.
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Management guidelines for IUCN category V protected areas : protected landscapes/seascapes
Protected Landscapes (IUCN Protected Area Category V) are lived-in working landscapes. In the past, there has been a tendency to see them as a rather Eurocentric approach to protected areas but ...
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Guatemala Joins Global Initiative to End Plastic Pollution
Guatemala City, Guatemala, September 24, 2024 (IUCN). The End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC), a public-private partnership aimed at advancing more circular economies and ...
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Report Release - Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, environmental change and conflict
In June 2024, the IUCN's CEESP Task Force on Migration, Environmental Change, and Conflict released the report "Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, ...
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Achieving 30x30: The Role of Nature Positive Tourism in Meeting Global Biodiversity Targets
With over 50% of global tourism relying on nature, the sector has the potential to play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation. At the 19th Meeting of the UN Tourism Committee on Tourism and ...
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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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Integrating Health into Landscape Conservation: A storymap
The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the profound interdependence between environmental health and human health, bringing these issues to the forefront of policy discussions. It has become increasingly ...
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Wildlife in a changing climate
Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...
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IUCN Asia wraps up 2023 stakeholder engagement with International Partners Day
With more than twenty representatives from various organisations joining, the event also served as a timely opportunity to celebrate IUCN’s 75th anniversary. As a culmination of its stakeholder ...
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Advancing Climate Resilience through Nature-based Solutions in the Western Balkans
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hosted the conference “ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions for Climate Action in the Western Balkans” in Belgrade, Serbia. The event focused on the ...