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IUCN welcomes UN General Assembly affirmation of States’ obligations to protect the climate system

On Wednesday 20 May the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a landmark resolution backing the findings of the ...
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Nature-based Solutions

About Nature-based Solutions Nature-based Solutions address societal challenges through actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting people and ...
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Neglected Grasslands in Madagascar's Mosaic Landscapes: Understanding Why Grasslands Matter for Forest Landscape Restoration

This policy brief highlights the overlooked grassy ecosystems of Madagascar and presents a case for their role in Forest Landscape Restoration as a critical component of the landscape mosaic. The ...
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IUCN Programme 2026-2029

The IUCN Programme 2026-2029 lays out specific goals and targets with the aim to achieve three impacts: Biodiversity (ecosystems, species and genetic diversity) has been effectively conserved, ...
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IUCN SSC Canid Specialist Group

Geraldine Werhahn (Ph.D.) is a wildlife biologist and conservationist dedicated to every element of the natural world. Her special interest are carnivores and their function in maintaining healthy ...
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IUCN SSC Otter Specialist Group

Caroline is a biologist, working with ecology and conservation. She got her Ph.D. at the Ecology program of the Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA), in Manaus, Amazon state, and her Master’s in ...
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Plastic and other pollution

Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in our ocean and rivers. However, plastics are only one type of pollution driving the decline in the health of our global ocean.
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Nature-based solutions to disasters

According to the Emergency Events Database, in the last ten years, over 730,000 people have lost their lives, over 1.9 million have been injured, and around 15 million have been made homeless as a ...
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Mesoamerica and the Caribbean welcome five new IUCN Members

With the addition of four civil society organisations and one Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation, IUCN’s Membership in the region reaches 123 Members. San José, Costa Rica, May 4, 2026. In its first ...
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Regional workshop strengthens capacities to address invasive alien species in Latin America and the Caribbean

The workshop, held in Panama City, brought together technical representatives from 13 nations to exchange knowledge, strategies and practical approaches for preventing the introduction of invasive ...
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“Every Loss Matters” - From lessons to action: Actions to avert, minimise and address climate- and disaster-related biodiversity and ecosystem losses

Following the February launch of the FRAME-ECO framework, this session moved from the "what" to the "how." Hosted by the PEDRR-FEBA Joint Working Group on Loss and Damage, the webinar brought together ...
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*2026-03-19: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - Technical Support to IUCN Med on Area-Based Conservation and CSO Conservation Action Prioritization. Closing date and time: 05 April 2026, 23:59 (CET) ...