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A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Commission on Protected Areas and World Wildlife Fund offers guidance and case studies on implementing and managing efforts to conserve land, water, and coastal and marine areas to further the goals of the 2022 Kunming-…

With financial support from the European Commission, IUCN has launched a new project aimed at identifying Environmental Harmful Subsidies (EHS) and improving biodiversity financing in Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. This project comes at a countries’ request but also as a…

Traditional notions of leadership in conservation often center on authority figures who dictate the direction of initiatives without meaningful input from affected communities. However, true leadership should be collaborative, inclusive, and reflective of diverse perspectives. Reimagining…

With the second week of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) underway, IUCN WCPA is highlighting six new publications aimed at enhancing area-based conservation for biodiversity around the world. These resources align with the goals of the…

Cali, Colombia, 28 October 2024 (IUCN) – Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Also in today’s update, the conservation status of the…

By Helen Newing, University of Oxford, and Helen Tugendhat, Forest Peoples Programme

A major new guidance document on conservation and human rights will be launched on 29th October 2024 at CBD COP16. The document offers a comprehensive overview of international human rights…

The official launch of Phase II of the BIODEV2030 project in Fiji, funded by France via the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), took place on 9 October, marking a significant milestone in the nation’s efforts to enhance biodiversity preservation and sustainable development. The event was…

Inland waters – such as rivers, lakes and other wetlands – are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet. They are also the most threatened; almost one in three species is at risk of extinction and monitored populations of freshwater species have declined by 85% since 1970. The loss of…