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Stark findings from UNEP’s Overshoot report demand urgent, ambitious climate action – IUCN

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) calls for urgent, ambitious greenhouse gas emission cuts in reaction to the stark findings of the ‘Limiting Overshoot’ report published today.
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Restoring land before drought becomes a disaster: Lessons from Georgia

Drought does not arrive with the sudden force of a flood or storm. It builds quietly, in depleted soils, shrinking water ...
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ENACTing commitments: Scaling Nature-based Solutions across land, climate and biodiversity agendas at UNCCD COP17

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 25 August 2026 — As countries look for practical ways to accelerate action across the three Rio Conventions, a high-level dialogue at the 17th session of the Conference of the ...
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Global land restoration gains ground, but delivers only 10% of national pledges – IUCN report

A new IUCN analysis of global land restoration achievements shows that over 124.3 million hectares are under restoration, ...
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CGIAR joins IUCN Pavilion at UNCCD COP17 to advance nature-positive land, food and agricultural systems

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — IUCN welcomes CGIAR as the Gold Sponsor of the IUCN Pavilion at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP17), currently ...
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From ambition to action: Connecting local solutions with global agendas at UNCCD COP17

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, August 20, 2026 – At a reception at the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), practitioners, ...
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From Commitment to Action: New case studies showcase how mangrove policy is driving conservation in practice

The Global Mangrove Alliance (GMA) Policy Working Group is pleased to launch Mangrove Law and Policy in Practice: 2026 Case Studies, a new publication that showcases how countries are translating ...
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Phoenix Species Project launches global effort to bring 100 of the world’s most threatened species back from the brink

Nature is full of comeback stories. Species once feared lost have returned. Populations reduced to just a handful of individuals have rebounded. Entire ecosystems have recovered when people invested ...
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Tiger census: Nepal's tiger number increases to 429

Nepal's wild tiger population has increased to 429, according to the National Tiger Census released on Wednesday by the Government of Nepal to mark Global Tiger Day in Kathmandu. The Department of ...
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From desert frog to deep-sea molluscs, remarkable species at risk – IUCN Red List

Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2026 (IUCN) – Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has revealed. In ...
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Launch of the Spanish Edition of a Guide for Conserving Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands through Area-Based Conservation Approaches

Through an open-access webinar, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) launched the Spanish edition of a technical guide aimed at strengthening the ...
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Upcoming meetings

Le Conseil de l'UICN tiendra ses prochaines réunions : La 117e réunion du Conseil, du 21 au 23 avril 2026 à Gland, en Suisse.