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IUCN Members adopt 20-year Vision and four-year Programme for the Union

IUCN Members have voted to adopt a new 20-year Strategic Vision and four-year Programme to guide the Union’s work in the lead up to 2030.
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Panama to host next World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress in 2027

IUCN has announced that Panamá will host the seventh IUCN World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress in 2027 – highlighting ...
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Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List

Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List ...
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Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List

Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Today’s update also reveals that more than half of bird ...
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IUCN World Conservation Congress opens in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9 October 2025 (IUCN) – The IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s foremost ...
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IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall

IUCN joins the global community in mourning the loss of Jane Goodall, renowned ethologist and dedicated IUCN member, and celebrates her extraordinary life.
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Four giraffe species officially recognised in major conservation reclassification – IUCN report

Windhoek, Namibia, 21 August 2025 (IUCN) – A groundbreaking assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal ...
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Poaching of African rhinos down - but drought and other threats drive losses globally

Gland, Switzerland, 7 August 2025 (IUCN) – Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and policy shifts, posing a challenge to ...
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IUCN welcomes International Court of Justice's historic climate change Advisory Opinion

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the climate system. IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar addressing the ICJ ...
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New Global Assessment Reveals Hope for Marine Turtles, Highlights Urgent Need for Continued Action

The new study, conducted by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG), reveals that decades of ongoing conservation efforts have improved the status of the ...
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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats - IUCN Red List

Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...
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Key issues selected for IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025

Critical issues for debate and voting in the lead-up to and during the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2025 have been published, set to define the ...