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Business in Key Biodiversity Areas: minimising the risk to nature
Gland, Switzerland, 17 April 2018 (IUCN) – A roadmap for businesses operating in some of the most biologically significant places on the planet has been issued today by the Key Biodiversity Area Partnership involving 12 of the world’s leading conservation organisations – including IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. -
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New IUCN guide highlights how sports industry can contribute to biodiversity conservation
Gland, Switzerland, 9 April 2018 (IUCN) – A new guide designed to help the sports industry understand its potential impacts on nature and options for mitigating them, as well as identify new opportunities for sport to enhance conservation, was released today by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature. -
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Latin American and Caribbean countries threatened by rising ocean acidity, experts warn
Latin American and Caribbean countries are at the forefront of the first effects of ocean acidification on people’s lives, according to experts who gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia to address the threat of acidification to the region at an event co-organised by IUCN.
Last updated - Thu, 19 Apr 2018
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