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The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

The arguments came during landmark legal proceedings that could clarify what responsibilities States have in fighting climate change – and the consequences they could face for failing to do so.

The IUCN World Heritage Panel met between 26 and 29 November, for the first time in Africa, to evaluate new nominations proposed for the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2025. The Panel reviewed 8 nominations (5 new natural heritage sites, 1 mixed site and 2 transboundary extensions) as well as 11…

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…

The Heritage in Young Hands (HIYH) annual meeting took place today at the National Trust of Fiji (NTF) Conference Room. Partners and donors, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Kiwa Initiative, World Wildlife Fund Pacific, University of the South Pacific,…

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…

In 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 from Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, near the French Guiana border.

The key objectives of the IUCN…

Gland, Switzerland, and Denver, Colorado, USA – IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) have extended their collaborative agreement signed in 2018 until 2027 to work on a nature strategy for…

Bangkok, Thailand, 11 December 2024: RESULT Asia-Pacific, a regional restoration programme framework was established today to immediately support 20 countries across Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to restore and sustainably manage 100 million hectares of degraded forests…

The Western Balkans is facing increasingly severe climate change impacts, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and forest fires. These climate challenges not only threaten biodiversity but also jeopardize the livelihoods, health, and well-being of local…