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Q&A: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Corals Assessment
What is the difference between warm-water reef-building corals and cold-water corals? Warm-water reef-building corals are the colourful corals that build and grow on reefs speckled with fishes, crabs, ...
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IUCN report identifies challenges and opportunities for managing fisheries
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature finds that the large numbers of fishing boats engaged in widespread trawling that can ensnare protected species and large numbers ...
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Just transition and inclusion: overcoming socio-economic barriers and driving a circular transition for a global plastics treaty
Social inclusion is necessary for economic just transition, along the full plastics value chain, to create a circular economy. Yunus Environment Hub, GIZ, IUCN and IUCN WCEL have created a short ...
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Peru and Ecuador consolidate their history of transboundary water management cooperation
After a successful negotiation process, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the States of Ecuador and Peru formally endorsed the Regulation of the Binational Commission for the Integrated Management of ...
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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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The CBD Women’s Caucus - an example of shared leadership to advance gender equality within biodiversity policies
The Caucus’s model of collaborative action and diverse membership illustrates a transformative approach to leadership, where inclusivity and collective decision-making drive meaningful change. Their ...
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Indigenous Women’s Insights – Stewarding the Earth
In November, all along the busy maze of pavilion buildings in Sharm el Sheik, an estimated 45,000 people snaked along corridors hoping to inform crucial discussions surrounding climate policy at the ...
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Seventy five years of experience
Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. As we mark the Union's 75th anniversary we look back on the knowledge, ...
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Step into serenity: Unveiling new ecotourism sites in northern Pakistan
This year, the World Environment Day 2024 was marked by significant global efforts to promote environmental restoration and sustainability. IUCN Pakistan celebrated this day by inaugurating two ...
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Taking the measure of conservation
The IUCN Contributions for Nature platform shows how IUCN Members' conservation and restoration actions are helping to achieve global goals. This will be valuable in measuring progress towards the ...
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IUCN Position Paper for UNCCD COP16
As the last of the Rio Conventions to meet in late 2024, UNCCD COP16 takes place against the backdrop of an interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crisis, with progress against ...
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Gender Equality: A Strategy for Conserving Coastal Biodiversity in Central America
IUCN, with support from USAID, is implementing a conservation project in sites of high coastal biodiversity in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with a focus on social inclusion, to strengthen ...