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FileThis is a 2024 Africa Conservation Forum (ACF) Pre-Forum event report from IUCN SOS -
Brochure 2024The National Species Specialist Groups (NSSG) aim to bring together efforts at the national level to collaborate in making the best decisions to achieve biodiversity conservation based on the best… -
Brochure 2024The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) aims to expand its efforts through regional and national approaches in order to collaborate in making the best decisions to achieve biodiversity… -
FileFrom 11-13 February 2025, South Asian University (New Delhi) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will convene the second Meghna Knowledge Forum (MKF II), under the theme of… -
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…