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IUCN Director General's statement on the entry into force of the High Seas Agreement

On Saturday 17 January, the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biodiversity Beyond National ...
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IUCN SSC Horseshoe Crab Specialist Group

The four extant species of horseshoe crabs are imperilled, because of overfishing for use as food, bait, production of biomedical products derived from their blood, and because of habitat loss or ...
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CEPF Grievance Mechanism

If you raise a concern or complaint with the RIT and are unsatisfied with the response, please direct your concerns to the IUCN Project Complaints Management System ([email protected]). If you are not ...
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The plastic pollution crisis

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...
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Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species - IUCN Red List

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 December 2023 (IUCN) – Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
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In the spirit of nature, everything is connected

Earth’s ecosystems have evolved for millions of years, resulting in diverse and complex biological communities living in balance with their environment. Since the 16th century, human activity has ...
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A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction

A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks. The findings ...
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First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats - IUCN Red List

Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...
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Comprehensive update to the world’s biodiversity hotspots project begins

An international consortium today announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots, funded by the Hempel Foundation. The two-year initiative aims to generate detailed scientific data to ...
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EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change

What are these proceedings about? In short, they are about the legal obligations countries have to protect the climate, and, should they fail to comply with them, whether they could face any legal ...
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First-of-its-kind study shows conservation interventions are critical to halting and reversing biodiversity loss

A new study in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is environmental conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be ...