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New IUCN report sets out guidelines for best conserving rhinos in Africa
A more inclusive framework for protecting the iconic rhino responds to changing political, social, and demographic conditions ...
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IUCN Red List categories and criteria, version 3.1, second edition
The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. The general aim of the system is to ...
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Acerca de la UICN
Nuestra diversa membresía también nos permite ser una incubadora de ideas y un repositorio fiable de mejores prácticas, herramientas y normas internacionales. Proporcionamos un espacio neutral en el ...
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Fostering sustainable groundwater governance in Viet Nam
On 16 September 2024, MONRE’s Department of Water Resources Management (DWRM) and IUCN, through the GEF Cambodia-Mekong River Delta Aquifer (CMDA) Project, organised a conference in Can Tho to raise ...
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Boat journey across Lao PDR captures local efforts to save endangered species
From Giant Freshwater Stingray to the Saola, one of the rarest animals on earth, Lao PDR is home to an abundance of unique species. In mid-November 2024, IUCN and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership ...
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La UICN da la bienvenida a cuatro nuevos Miembros en la región de México, América Central y el Caribe
Con la incorporación del Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas de Guatemala (CONAP), la Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenible SINERGIAS, también de Guatemala, la Organización para el Desarrollo de ...
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New IUCN Policy Brief: Digital Sequence Information (DSI) as a Means of Financing Under the BBNJ Agreement
The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement is a significant milestone in global ocean governance. Ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of marine genetic resources (MGR) in ...
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Takeaways from Two North America Regional Conservation Forums
In 2024, the IUCN North America Regional Office (NARO) hosted two Regional Conservation Forums (RCFs) in preparation for the upcoming World Conservation Congress. First, from August 20-21, NARO hosted ...
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Closing the Nature Financing Gap Through Water: Key Insights from the Webinar
How can nature’s role in climate mitigation help close the financing gap for nature? This was the central question of our recent webinar, delivered in collaboration with the Water Initiative for Net ...
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IUCN to help Solvay meet its new biodiversity commitments
The two organisations have entered a three-year collaboration to enhance Solvay’s biodiversity roadmap, leveraging IUCN’s advanced tools and best practices to achieve positive outcomes for nature. The ...
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IUCN to help Solvay meet its new biodiversity commitments
The $4 trillion global chemical sector provides products that are used in 95% of all manufactured goods worldwide (WEF, 2024). As the third largest industry subsector in terms of direct carbon dioxide ...
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Launch of the Regional Initiative for Water and Environment in the transboundary basin of the Mono River (RIWE-Mono)
The GEF-funded RIWE-Mono Project was launched in Grand Popo, Benin, on 30 January 2025, with the objective to ensure the sustainable development and ecological resilience of the Mono River Basin ...