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The oceans have absorbed between 24% and 33% of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during the past five decades. While this uptake provides a valuable service to human societies by moderating the rate and severity of climate change, it comes at a cost for the oceans. The massive input…

In time for the resumption of the IGC4 (the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) this month, IUCN is releasing a report that aims to guide decision makers on the important topic of establishing area…

Nearly two-thirds of the ocean is in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) which are home to unique species and ecosystems, and key to marine biodiversity. Fragmented legal frameworks leave biodiversity in ABNJ vulnerable to growing threats. The degradation of biodiversity in ABNJ affects the…

The addax desert antelope may be the world’s rarest hoofed mammal, with as few as 100 animals left in the wild. Despite oil exploration and extraction in and around their last remaining habitat, conservation efforts can still save the species from extinction if government agencies, big business…

L’antilope addax du désert est peut-être le mammifère ongulé le plus rare du monde, avec seulement 100 individus restant à l’état sauvage. Malgré la prospection et l’extraction pétrolière à l’intérieur et autour de leur dernier habitat, des efforts de conservation peuvent encore sauver l’espèce…