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Red List of Coral Reef Ecosystems

For the first time, the world’s coral reefs have been assessed with the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems. The assessment covers ...
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New FEBA brief calls for equity to be at the heart of ecosystem-based adaptation ahead of CBD COP17

As global leaders prepare for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, a new brief from Friends of Ecosystem-based ...
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Tackling systems driving biodiversity loss and championing transformative change: the two-day SNAP Quebec series in the IUCN Pavilion

At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17), SNAP Québec and partners IUCN, the Humboldt Institute, ICLEI and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network will explore how to advance the transformative change ...
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The IslandPlas project showing how partnerships drive impact at the Nairobi Convention COP12

Against this backdrop, IUCN, through the IslandPlas project funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, brought together partners and waste sector actors from across the Western Indian Ocean on the sidelines ...
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IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards

Hosted by IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, in collaboration with the International Ranger Federation, Conservation Allies, and IUCN-US the International Ranger Awards officially ...
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Daily livestream of events at the IUCN pavilion

Events at the IUCN Pavilion at CBD COP17 will be livestreamed here... stay tuned Yerevan, Armenia ...
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IUCN at UN Biodiversity Conference CBD COP17

From 19 - 30 October 2026, IUCN will take part in the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia. Under the theme “Taking ...
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Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric

The Species Threat Abatement and Restoration (STAR) metric measures the contribution that investments can make to reducing species’ extinction risk. It helps governments, cities, civil society, the ...
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Deep-sea mining

Deep-sea mining is the process of extracting and often excavating mineral deposits from the deep seabed. The deep seabed is the seabed at ocean depths greater than 200m, and covers about two-thirds of ...
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Search: SSC groups

Some groups address conservation issues related to particular groups of plants, fungi or animals while others focus on broader issues such as the reintroduction of species into former habitats, ...
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Conserving healthy soils

The health of soils is dependent on the mix of living organisms they contain, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, insects, worms, other invertebrates and vertebrates. This variety of organisms ...
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IN-WILD: Revolutionising Indicators for Wildlife Use and Trade Monitoring using Social Media and Integrated Global Wildlife Data Systems

IN‑WILD aims to deliver standardised, scalable monitoring frameworks and novel indicators for wildlife use and trade, powered by big data from social media and other digital sources, to strengthen ...