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One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List
The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% ...
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2025 - A Year of Action for Glaciers
The Dragón de la Patagonia (Andiperla willinki) is, by most accounts, not very dragon-like. A 15mm long, non-flying plecopteran that resembles a bit of a lost and cold earwig, it doesn’t – fortunately ...
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Building local capacity for sustainable fisheries management: some reflections
On November 29, 2024, IUCN and partners organised a workshop in Siem Reap to reflect and share experience on sustainable fisheries management. Over 90 participants (22 female), including ...
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Exchange visit on mangrove friendly sustainable aquaculture in Ayeyarwady Delta
On November 18-22, 2024, as part of the SDC Gulf of Mottama Project, IUCN and MERN organised a visit to the Ayeyarwady Delta for 11 members of Community Forest (CF) Committees and Local Conservation ...
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Managing mangroves for resilience to climate change
Building resilience into mangrove conservation plans requires an understanding of how mangroves will respond to climate changes, what factors help them survive these changes, and, consequently, which ...
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Sawfish : a global strategy for conservation
Authors: Harrison, Lucy R., Dulvy, Nicholas K., ...
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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 ...
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New GEF program will scale up environmental solutions from youth, women, and Indigenous People
The Global Environment Facility’s Council approved today the CSO Challenge Program – a new global program led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to recognise and scale up ...
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IUCN argues at World Court that States have a legal obligation to fight climate change
The arguments came during landmark legal proceedings that could clarify what responsibilities States have in fighting climate change – and the consequences they could face for failing to do so. IUCN ...
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Concerns over the EU’s wolf downlisting proposal
At the 44th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention in December in Strasbourg, the contracting parties decided to move the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II (strictly protected) to ...
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The Restoration Initiative: 2023 Year in Review
Land degradation is a global challenge, impacting nearly 2 billion hectares of land used for agriculture, pasture, and forestry. Deforestation and land degradation pose significant threats to global ...
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Implementing the EU Pollinators initiative: Action to protect the Canary Island’s endemic pollinators
The Canary Islands are home to a unique and diverse range of species, including several pollinators found nowhere else in the world. These pollinators, which include specialised bees, butterflies, and ...