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A partir del 5 de junio del 2023, actores institucionales vinculados a la gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos de las cuencas binacionales en Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Bolivia, participarán de la segunda edición del curso avanzado “Gobernanza de Aguas Transfronterizas en América del Sur”,…

As the world moves towards an international, legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, IUCN and GRID-Arendal partner in a new project: AFRIPAC, "Effective Plastic Treaty Capacity Building for Africa." This project aims to empower five African nations´ negotiating skills for a strong…

Estimados Miembros de la UICN,

Como UICN (Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza), tenemos una enorme responsabilidad. Desde 1948, hemos sido la autoridad mundial que le toma el pulso a la biodiversidad.

Chers membres de l'UICN,

En tant qu'UICN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature), nous avons une énorme responsabilité. Depuis 1948, nous sommes l'autorité mondiale qui prend le pouls de la biodiversité.

Dear IUCN Members,

As IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), we have an enormous responsibility. Since 1948, we have been the global authority keeping our finger on the pulse of biodiversity.

Science is clear that we cannot address the climate crisis without addressing the biodiversity one, and vice versa. Yet now they occur in parallel processes within the UNFCCC and CBD, respectively, with insufficient alignment. The challenge of how to find and strengthen convergence remains.

Advancing environmental law in the Pacific

One of the three Rio Conventions, the UNFCCC's ultimate objective is to achieve the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system.