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High Seas Treaty achieves milestone of 60 ratifications, paving the way for ocean protection

Over sixty countries have ratified the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement ahead of the 80th Session of the ...
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Ahead of CITES COP20: expert Analyses now available

With one of the most important conservation meetings on the planet fast approaching, TRAFFIC and IUCN release research to ...
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IUCN and BBC Media Action announce media partnership for 2025 World Conservation Congress

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is pleased to announce BBC Media Action as an official media partner for the upcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress, taking place in Abu ...
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IUCN Briefs

IUCN Issues Briefs provide key information on selected issues central to IUCN’s work. They are aimed at policy-makers, journalists or anyone looking for an accessible overview of the often complex ...
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Drylands and climate change

Drylands are ecosystems, such as rangelands, grasslands and woodlands, which occupy over 40% of the terrestrial surface, and are characterised by high temporal and spatial rainfall variability.
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Invasive Alien Species

Preventing the introduction of invasive alien species and managing their impacts is essential to halting biodiversity loss. This issue is also critical to human health, food security, livelihoods and ...
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30x30 A Guide to Inclusive, Equitable and Effective Implementation of Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

This guide is about how to plan and implement the new global target for effectively and equitably conserving at least 30% of the Earth by 2030. The Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), adopted by ...
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Our work on ABC

About IUCN News & Events Press Blog Regions Asia Eastern and Southern Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia Europe Mediterranean Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean North America Oceania South ...
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Our Team

About IUCN News & Events Press Blog Regions Asia Eastern and Southern Africa Eastern Europe and Central Asia Europe Mediterranean Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean North America Oceania South ...
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The plastic pollution crisis

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...
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Pakistan’s Billion Tree Tsunami restores 350,000 hectares of forests and degraded land to surpass Bonn Challenge commitment

The Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project in Pakistan’s northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province has surpassed its target by restoring and planting trees in 350,000 hectares of degraded forest ...