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Embedding education into the heart of national climate strategies

As countries submitted their third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the inclusion of climate education in national ...
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IPBES Business and Biodiversity Report highlights collaboration needed to contribute towards global goals for nature

Positive action by businesses and financial institutions is essential in the transformation to a just and sustainable economic system, according the new Business and Biodiversity assessment by from ...
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IUCN at Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-12)

From 3 to 8 February 2026, an IUCN delegation will participate in the 12th Plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-12), in ...
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IUCN and UNEP launch the CREATES programme to strengthen climate-resilient transboundary water governance and management in Eastern Africa

Nairobi, January 2026 – With support from Denmark, IUCN, in partnership with UNEP and the UNEP-DHI Centre, and in collaboration with the governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have launched the ...
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New IUCN report sets out guidelines for best conserving rhinos in Africa

Conservation efforts have led to overall increases in the number of rhinos in Africa in recent years, but the continent’s rapidly growing human population – and the consequent loss of ecosystems – ...
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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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IUCN Statement on human rights violations in Loliondo, Tanzania

IUCN is deeply concerned by reports of violence by security forces against the Maasai Indigenous Peoples in the Loliondo Division of Ngorongoro District, in northern Tanzania. Reports of at least one ...
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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats - IUCN Red List

Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...
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In the spirit of nature, everything is connected

Earth’s ecosystems have evolved for millions of years, resulting in diverse and complex biological communities living in balance with their environment. Since the 16th century, human activity has ...
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IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis

Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, ...
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First-of-its-kind study shows conservation interventions are critical to halting and reversing biodiversity loss

A new study in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is environmental conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be ...
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A grain of hope in the desert

The regal Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), which was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure future according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Its wild ...