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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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Nearly half of reef-building coral species face elevated relative risk of extinction

Mombasa, Kenya, 15 October 2026 – A global reassessment of reef-building corals has found that 44% of species are threatened ...
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IUCN launches global strategy to tackle invasive alien species

IUCN has launched its first global strategy to tackle invasive alien species, one of the world’s greatest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. It sets out how IUCN’s Members, ...
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IUCN SSC Deer Specialist Group

The DSG has a qualified membership specialized and researching in several of these target species. To achieve our targets will be crucial to establish collaboration and partnership with funding ...
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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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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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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 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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Plastic pollution

Plastic is a synthetic, organic polymer made from fossil fuels, such as gas and petroleum. Over 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, according to the United Nations Environment ...
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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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Land degradation and climate change

Soil is the biggest terrestrial carbon sink. The world’s soils store more carbon than the planet’s biomass and atmosphere combined. This includes soil organic carbon, which is essentially biodiversity ...
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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 ...