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In 2023, the COINACHI cooperative received the GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for the sustainable agricultural practices they promote in the Chipacá microwatershed, located in Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala. The high fruit yield and quality of the Hass avocado result from implementing…

Busan, South Korea – At a pivotal moment for the fight against plastic pollution, experts from the food and beverage industry have just wrapped up an important End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC) convening. The high-level dialogue, held alongside the fifth session 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…

In preparation for COP16, the National Council of Protected Areas (CONAP), with facilitation by IUCN, hosted a dialogue for analysis and reflection on governance systems for forests and biodiversity, as part of the commitments stemming from the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework…

In June 2024, the IUCN's CEESP Task Force on Migration, Environmental Change, and Conflict released the report "Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, environmental change and conflict;" it warns that up to 700 million people could be displaced by 2050,…

With over 50% of global tourism relying on nature, the sector has the potential to play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation. At the 19th Meeting of the UN Tourism Committee on Tourism and Sustainability, hosted by Costa Rica, the IUCN WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW), is hosting IUCN’s 10th Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia from September 9-11, 2024, in Riyadh. Under the theme "West Asia Conservation Actions for a Sustainable Future", this event brings…

As the world is developing an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (a global plastics treaty), work between formal negotiating sessions is ongoing.