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Other brief 2024In March 2024, a Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Review Technical Team visited the Merian mine site in northeastern Suriname. The site is located at approximately 175 kilometres southeast… -
Publication 2024Unsustainable agricultural practices are among the main causes of biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution globally. It is thus essential to integrate environmental conservation practices in…
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Publication 2024In the 20 years since the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group’s first status report (2005), much has changed for sharks, rays and chimaeras. This report updates our understanding, and the scope of…
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Grey literature 2024This technical note focuses on spatial planning for wind and solar development with respect to biodiversity. It is intended primarily for government planners responsible for the… -
Jointly published 2024The key aim of this guidance is to reframe cumulative impact assessment (CIA) to help support biodiversity conservation and the achievement of global biodiversity goals (alongside climate and… -
Position paper 2024As the last of the Rio Conventions to meet in late 2024, UNCCD COP16 takes place against the backdrop of an interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crisis, with progress against… -
Policy brief 2024In occasion of the High-level meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on addressing the existential threats posed by sea level rise held in September 2024, IUCN developed a policy brief to… -
Information brief 2024Social inclusion is necessary for economic just transition, along the full plastics value chain, to create a circular economy. Yunus Environment Hub, GIZ, IUCN and IUCN WCEL have created a short 2-… -
Other briefRenewable energy development is critical to addressing climate change, but poses emerging risks for protected and conserved areas (PCAs). As the demand for renewables increases to meet climate goals… -
Other briefLegal changes that downgrade, downsize, and degazette protected areas (PADDD events) are increasingly common, occurring under a range of contexts and with diverse impacts. Although often damaging,…