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The capacity of cities as landscapes to support biodiversity is accepted as one of the critical steps necessary to halt global biodiversity loss and also address the other two aspects of the triple planetary crisis, climate change and pollution. The intent of the report is to communicate…

From 10 to 16 December 2024, an IUCN delegation participated in the 11th Plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-11), In Windhoek, Namibia.

The Canary Islands are home to a unique and diverse range of species, including several pollinators found nowhere else in the world. These pollinators, which include specialised bees, butterflies, and hoverflies, are crucial for maintaining the region's delicate ecosystems, particularly the…

At the 44th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention in December in Strasbourg, the contracting parties decided to move the wolf (Canis lupus) from Appendix II (strictly protected) to Appendix III (protected). This decision may potentially have long-term implications on the…

In the last week of November, a Moroccan delegation visited several entities specialised in captive breeding, reintroduction and recovery of endangered wildlife and protected areas management in Andalusia with the team of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation.

Unsustainable 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 the agriculture sector when looking at pathways for a sustainable future. In this context, Nature…

The 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 other societal development goals). This guidance is focused on biodiversity and wind and solar…

A reception at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference has celebrated the 60th anniversary of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 November 2024 (IUCN) – Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 31 October 2024 (IUCN) – The 5th IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Leaders' Meeting concluded in Abu Dhabi with conservation experts and leaders issuing a powerful declaration affirming that “Saving Species Sustains Life”. This landmark gathering…