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To mark the opening of the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN's Global Marine and Polar Programme is releasing the 2021 edition of its Marine News magazine.  Marine News brings you highlights of IUCN's marine work being implemented around the world including the work of IUCN…

The exciting line-ups for the ocean plenaries have been finalised.

This one-stop guide to ocean events at the Congress maps the 72 marine-related events including the 27 Forum events and 45 events taking place at the various pavilions in the Exhibition Hall.  

The Global Marine and Polar Programme and partners will be presenting a number of key events at the Ocean and Islands Pavilion, IUCN World Conservation Congress 2021, summarised here. See you there physically or virtually! 

Between 2010 and 2020, the expansion of protected areas was biased toward locations that were remote and less suitable for agriculture, rather than areas of importance for species and ecosystems. As momentum to protect 30% of the planet’s surface by 2030 builds, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are…