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Communities building the future of the monarch butterfly

Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies travel more than 4,000 kilometres from southern Canada to the forests of ...
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IUCN calls for the WTO 14th Ministerial Conference to integrate sustainable development as a core principle

As the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) convenes from 26 to 29 March in Yaoundé, Cameroon, a country of exceptional natural diversity, IUCN calls on the Ministers to ...
Opinion
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'Nature is essential to our economy, our stability, our humanity': IUCN President tells ChangeNOW Summit

Razan Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, delivered a keynote address at the opening of the ChangeNOW Summit in Paris on 30 March, calling for stronger global ...
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Deforestation and forest degradation

Deforestation and forest degradation are the biggest threats to forests worldwide. Deforestation occurs when forests are converted to non-forest uses, such as agriculture and road construction. Forest ...
Opinion
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)Opinion

IUCN position paper for the CMS COP15

CMS COP15 is a key opportunity to underscore the vital importance of conserving species and the essential roles they play in sustaining ecosystems and life on Earth. IUCN calls on CMS Parties to take ...
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Computer Conservation

AI and machine learning is helping to advance conservation efforts in many amazing ways. Sam Perrin and Tom Ireland explore the possibilities and limitations of this fast-moving technology As anyone ...
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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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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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IUCN Director General’s open letter to ISA Members on deep-sea mining

Dear Members of the International Seabed Authority, In September 2021 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Member States, civil society and Indigenous organisations overwhelmingly voted in ...
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IUCN Red List Update: Global Impacts, Regional Statuses, and the Way Forward

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction, according to the latest assessment. "Fungi are the unsung heroes of life on Earth ...
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Building a Sustainable Future: Mastering the Ten Essential Skills

Youth need skills like environmental literacy, critical thinking, leadership, cultural competence, resilience, and data analysis for a sustainable future. Encouraging their development through ...
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Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species - IUCN Red List

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 December 2023 (IUCN) – Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...