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The IUCN Congress 2020 gives journalists the opportunity to interact with policy and business, top scientists and representatives of civil society, and with indigenous and youth organisations on the world’s most pressing biodiversity challenges.
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Media registration now open for world’s leading environmental summit
Gland, Switzerland, 30 October 2019 (IUCN) – IUCN has opened media registration for the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020, the world’s largest and most inclusive environmental event that will drive global action towards a more sustainable future...
30.10.2019 -
The scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) is a species of Oryx; once widespread across North Africa; which has been assessed by the IUCN Red List as Extinct in the wild since 2000.
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IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2019 (IUCN) – IUCN has issued an urgent call to massively scale up species conservation action in response to the escalating biodiversity crisis. The Abu Dhabi Call for Global Species Conservation Action...
11.10.2019 -
The iconic Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is widely found across Europe. It has been assessed as Vulnerable.
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Over half of Europe’s endemic trees face extinction
Gland, Switzerland, 27 September 2019 (IUCN) – Over half (58%) of Europe’s endemic trees are threatened with extinction, according to assessments of the state of the continent’s biodiversity published today by the International Union for Conservation of...
27.09.2019 -
Okavango Delta, Botswana – Wetlands are valuable natural infrastructure for preventing damage from floods.
Photo: Mark Gnadt
Countries must use nature more in their climate commitments – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 19 September 2019 (IUCN) – Countries are not fully taking into account the considerable potential of ecosystems such as mangroves and peatlands to tackle climate change in their commitments under the Paris Agreement, according to a report...
19.09.2019 -
Roloway Monkey (Cercopithecus diana)
Photo: © Russell A. Mittermeier
Unsustainable fishing and hunting for bushmeat driving iconic species to extinction – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 18 July 2019 (IUCN) – Overfishing has pushed two families of rays to the brink of extinction, while hunting for bushmeat and habitat loss have led to the decline of seven primate species, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List...
18.07.2019 -
The Gulf of California in Mexico is the only place on Earth where the vaquita can be found
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The looming extinction of the vaquita puts Gulf of California on World Heritage danger list
The World Heritage Committee today followed IUCN’s advice to list Mexico’s Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California as a World Heritage site in danger. The site’s population of vaquitas – the world’s smallest and most endangered species of...
03.07.2019 -
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One-year countdown to world’s leading biodiversity event begins
“Biodiversity is now on the international agenda to the same degree as the fight against climate change. It is essential to create an international dynamic in favour of biodiversity, with increased awareness and the involvement of the general public. By...
13.06.2019 -
Photo: Lacoste
IUCN and Lacoste team up again to inspire support for threatened species
The Lacoste-IUCN partnership has launched its second awareness-raising campaign to support species conservation action worldwide.
16.05.2019 -
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Rewriting genes could have broad knock-on effects on nature – IUCN report
The emerging field of synthetic biology could affect nature in ways that go beyond single genetically engineered organisms, according to an IUCN report published today.
09.05.2019 -
Huascarán National Park natural World Heritage site in Peru
Photo: IUCN/Elena Osipova
Almost half of World Heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100
Glaciers are set to disappear completely from almost half of World Heritage sites if business-as-usual emissions continue, according to the first-ever global study of World Heritage glaciers, co-authored by scientists from the International Union for...
30.04.2019 -
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IUCN guide to help new sports venues minimise impact on nature
Nairobi, Kenya, 12 March 2019, (IUCN) – A guide designed to help integrate biodiversity considerations into new sports venues, minimising their impacts on nature and delivering conservation benefits, was released today by IUCN, International Union for...
12.03.2019 -
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen speaks at a marine plastics event at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, February 2019
Photo: IUCN/Mark Gnadt
IUCN Director General appointed to head UNEP
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen has been appointed to the post of Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by the United Nations General Assembly.
21.02.2019 -
An orangutan eats fruit from the crown of a Bendang tree (Borassodendron borneense).
Photo: Anne Russon
IUCN study identifies tree species for climate-resilient reforestation
An IUCN study has identified tree species native to Indonesia’s Kutai National Park that are resilient to climate change and support threatened East Bornean orangutan populations, recommending their use in reforestation efforts. The study was funded by the...
07.02.2019 -
Photo: Aqqa Rosing-Asvid (CC BY 2.0)
Fin Whale, Mountain Gorilla recovering thanks to conservation action – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 14 November 2018 (IUCN) – Conservation action has brought renewed hope for the Fin Whale and the Mountain Gorilla, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The Fin Whale has improved in status from Endangered...
14.11.2018 -
Warming temperatures are causing the Wiñay Wayna Orchid to move up mountain slopes, reducing their population size.
Photo: Wendy Foden
Escalating climate change impacts on species prompt IUCN review of emerging field
A major IUCN co-authored paper published today reviews the relatively new field of assessing species’ vulnerability to climate change, as experts warn that time is running out for many species.
11.10.2018
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