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Tom Lovejoy in the Amazon forest.
Photo: Rainforest Trust
Remembrances of Tom Lovejoy - the "godfather" of biodiversity
04.01.2022IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of conservation pioneer Dr Tom Lovejoy on Christmas Day 2021. Among many other roles, Dr Lovejoy served as Chair of the Board of Directors of IUCN-US and was a long-time member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (...
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16% of the world's damselfly and dragonfly species are threatened with extinction, including Africocypha varicolor, a species found only in two streams on the Moyabi-Madzay plateau in Gabon.
Photo: André Günther
Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List
09.12.2021Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2021 (IUCN) – The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decline is...
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Investing for Ocean Impact
Photo: IUCN BNCFF
Brand new podcast builds the business case for investing in our ocean
29.10.2021IUCN’s Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility has released a new podcast, Investing for Ocean Impact, which explores a new future for ocean financing.
