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Grey literature 2025Marine genetic resources and their associated Digital Sequence Information (DSI) are essential for conserving biodiversity and advancing research and innovation across diverse industries, including… -
Video 2024The International Model Forest Network is the world’s largest network dedicated to sustainable landscape governance. The IMFN covers 60+ Model Forests in 35 countries covering 73+ million hectares.… -
Policy brief 2025IUCN has developed a series of key messages to ensure that nature features prominently across the themes of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) and in its outcome… -
File 2024The SSC Quarterly Reports aims to share the activities of the SSC Chair's Office and highlights from the SSC Network, while offering a space to reflect and discuss conservation issues, with the SSC… -
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File 2024Welcome to the first in a series of webinars by the End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC), held 22 March, 2024. -
Issues brief 2025- Wild species are used by billions of people who rely on them for many purposes including for food, medicine, income, and energy.
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Jointly published 2024This document provides broad guidance on surveillance of infectious and non-infectious wildlife diseases, pathogens and toxic agents to assist in the implementation of a national surveillance… -
Annual reports 2024The IUCN Africa Conservation Forum (ACF) is Africa’s foremost platform for advancing Conservation, uniting IUCN Members, Commissions, and diverse stakeholders to address critical environmental… -
FileThis is a 2024 Africa Conservation Forum (ACF) Pre-Forum event report from IUCN SOS