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Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and ...
Plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and human health are interconnected issues that require coordinated responses across ...
The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions lists the Criteria and Indicators, as adopted by the 98th Meeting of the IUCN Council in 2020.
IUCN emphasizes the need to address the fundamental connections between plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and human health as intertwined issues. In this Policy Brief from 4 August, 2025, IUCN ...
In February 2024, the Spain Species Specialist Group (EsSSG) was officially established—the first national group of its kind within the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC). This milestone marks ...
16 years ago, Mr Manaswut Chusaeng posted a picture of a fish he didn’t recognise on Panthip - a popular discussion forum in Thailand – requesting someone to help him identify the species. Despite the ...
The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands brought together ...
Le Groupe vénézuélien de spécialistes de la biodiversité (BiodiVen) soutient la conservation de la faune, des champignons et des plantes du Venezuela, ainsi que des écosystèmes terrestres, marins, ...
Jon Paul Rodríguez has been working for the conservation of Venezuelan species and ecosystems since he was a biology undergraduate at Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV) in the late eighties. With ...
Today, on World Ranger Day 2025, IUCN honours the dedication and courage of rangers – our invaluable frontline defenders of ...
Gland, Switzerland, 25 July 2025 — From the misty mountains of China’s Sichuan Province to the coral-rich waters off Colombia’s Pacific coast, six exceptional protected areas have been added to the ...