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IUCN advances its proposal at the UN to add Environmental Destruction to the list of crimes against humanity in forthcoming negotiations

Proposal of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law is commended as concrete, realistic, and meriting the support of all States. Last Friday at the United Nations, the International Union for ...
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Addressing the released Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, an opportunity to align circular economy and biodiversity goals.

The European Commission released its Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy in November 2025, building from the previous 2012 Bioeconomy Strategy and its following reviews ...
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IUCN and UNEP launch the CREATES programme to strengthen climate-resilient transboundary water governance and management in Eastern Africa

Nairobi, January 2026 – With support from Denmark, IUCN, in partnership with UNEP and the UNEP-DHI Centre, and in collaboration with the governments of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda have launched the ...
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Inaugural meeting of Western Balkans Thematic Groups on Ecosystem Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) convened the inaugural meeting of the Thematic Group on Ecosystem Restoration (TG-ER) and the Thematic Group on Biodiversity Conservation ...
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*2025-12-02: TERMINOS DE REFERENCIA - Apoyo Técnico para la Identificación y Delimitación de Áreas Clave para la Biodiversidad (KBA) en España. Fecha y hora de cierre: 28 diciembre de 2025, 12:00 (CET ...
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What is the Nature and Biodiversity Pillar of the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans?

The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, signed in Sofia in 2020, sets out a shared commitment to sustainability across five pillars, including the Nature and Biodiversity Pillar, which focuses on ...
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EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change

What are these proceedings about? In short, they are about the legal obligations countries have to protect the climate, and, should they fail to comply with them, whether they could face any legal ...
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IUCN Red List reveals world’s mammals in crisis

Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, ...
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The state of Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities’ lands and territories

A new report compiled by conservation experts and organizations, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples and their representatives, highlights the crucial role of Indigenous Peoples and local ...
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In the spirit of nature, everything is connected

Earth’s ecosystems have evolved for millions of years, resulting in diverse and complex biological communities living in balance with their environment. Since the 16th century, human activity has ...
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IUCN Red List Update: Global Impacts, Regional Statuses, and the Way Forward

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction, according to the latest assessment. "Fungi are the unsung heroes of life on Earth ...
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First-of-its-kind study shows conservation interventions are critical to halting and reversing biodiversity loss

A new study in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is environmental conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be ...