International Union for Conservation of Nature5h
World Heritage – A call for action and finance to implement the GBF
October 2024 - As the global conservation community gathers for the CBD COP16, IUCN puts a spotlight on the unrealised ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature17h
IUCN SSC Carnivorous Plant Specialist Group
Consists of a group of volunteers dedicated to the common goal of assisting in the conservation of all Genera of Carnivorous Plants. Robert Cantley was educated as a physicist and then later as an ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
Wildlife in a changing climate
Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
Using Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Enhance Livelihoods and Improve Resilience in Mountain Ecosystems
In transboundary mountain ecosystems across Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, Colombia, Kenya, and Uganda, IUCN and partners have worked from 2017 - 2022 to implement ecosystem-based adaptation approaches to ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
Peru and Ecuador consolidate their history of transboundary water management cooperation
After a successful negotiation process, on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, the States of Ecuador and Peru formally endorsed the Regulation of the Binational Commission for the Integrated Management of ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
Áreas Protegidas y humedales para el futuro: la propuesta de la Lista Verde de la UICN
Acorde a la Convención de Ramsar, un humedal es una zona de la superficie terrestre que está temporal o permanentemente inundada, regulada por factores climáticos y en constante interrelación con los ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
Source-to-sea and landscape approaches in the Rio Doce Basin
Watersheds are areas delimited by a main river and its tributaries that flow into the same watercourse. They are important units to consider when integrating water resources management and ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for the Talaud Bear Cuscus
The Talaud Bear Cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and protected under Indonesian law. The species’ geographic distribution is ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
IUCN SSC Conservation Genetics Specialist Group
CGSG establishes guidance for pressing genetic policy and management issues. CGSG also provides genetic advice on policy and management within IUCN’s Species Survival Commission (SSC) and expert ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature23h
IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group
Today, people share the Earth with an estimated 8.7 million species. Of the 1.3 million that have been identified and described, 116,000 have so far been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened .
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Guidelines for planning and monitoring corporate biodiversity performance
These guidelines offer an approach for developing a corporate-level biodiversity strategic plan, including measurable goals and objectives and a set of core linked indicators, that will allow ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature1d
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 ...