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IUCN's Highest Governing Body Convenes for the First Time in Latin America, in Guatemala
The 112th IUCN Council Meeting takes place in the historic colonial city of La Antigua Guatemala, from 28 to 30 January 2025.
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2025 Kicks Off with Growth: Four new sites added to the IUCN Green List and three relisted
As 2025 gets underway, the first signs of growth in the IUCN Green List have emerged. The addition of four new listings – all from the West Asia – and three renewals signals a strong trajectory for ...
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New IUCN report provides critical guidance on conserving land, water, and coastal areas through OECMs
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas and World Wildlife Fund offers guidance and case studies on implementing and managing efforts ...
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Welcoming Dr. Margaret Kinnaird as the New Editor of PARKS Journal
IUCN WCPA is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Margaret Kinnaird as the new Editor of the PARKS Journal. A renowned conservation biologist with over four decades of international experience ...
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Education at UNFCCC COP29
Education was a central theme at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, highlighting its critical role in equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to understand and combat climate change. By ...
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IUCN Species Survival Commission members recognized among the Crain's Chicago Business 2024 Notable Latino Leaders!
Silvia Alvarez-Clare and Yasmin Quintana members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) recognized by Crain's Chicago Business as 2024 Notable Latino Leaders! The feature highlights top Latino ...
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IUCN signs agreement with leading Chinese research institute on renewable energy
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is joining forces with a leading Chinese institute to cooperate on research on renewable energy, including how to speed the transition away ...
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Huawei and IUCN launch Tech4Nature project in partnership with KWS to protect Kenya’s coral reefs
Nairobi, Kenya, January 13, 2025 (IUCN) – Huawei, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) have unveiled a Tech4Nature project kick-off that aims to ...
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Post-2020 global biodiversity framework
In December 2022, Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will meet to determine the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Despite commitments made in 2010, biodiversity has further ...
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Coral reefs and climate change
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have caused an increase in global surface temperature of approximately 1°C since pre-industrial times. This has led to unprecedented mass coral bleaching events ...
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IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards
To date, 59 awards have been presented to teams and individuals from 32 countries, totaling a value of $480,000. In 2023, nine exceptional rangers and ranger teams (five rangers and four ranger teams) ...
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Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI)
The Indo-Burma Ramsar Regional Initiative (IBRRI) was jointly developed by the Ramsar National Focal Points of the five countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam), and IUCN’s Asia ...