International Union for Conservation of Nature

Conservation efforts in Jordan set to safeguard cultural heritage and expend national protected area coverage

Amman, Jordan – A promising conservation project ("Enhancing Climate Resilience for Biodiversity Hotspots in Jordan" namely Taziz project) is combining forest landscape restoration, livelihood ...
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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 agrees first global policy on synthetic biology

IUCN has adopted the first-ever global policy on synthetic biology and nature conservation. The policy was adopted by IUCN’s highest decision-making body, its Members’ Assembly, comprising the Union's ...
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People of the Oceans Breakthrough: Landmark Step for Indigenous Leadership at IUCN World Conservation Congress

The “People of the Oceans Breakthrough” session, organised by the ReSea initiative, brought together Indigenous Peoples, local communities, government, and supporting organizations from around the ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN : versión 3.1, segunda edición

Se pretende que las Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN constituyan un sistema de fácil comprensión para clasificar especies de alto riesgo de extinción global. El fin general de este ...
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Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN World Conservation Congress) – Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List ...
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IUCN Commission for Environmental Management launches new guidance on rewilding

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9 October 2025 (IUCN) – New guidelines on rewilding practice have been launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025. Evolving over many years, the guidelines ...
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IUCN pays tribute to Jane Goodall

Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, had been an active member of the Union for many decades. She was a long-standing member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), the world’s largest voluntary network of ...
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High Seas Treaty achieves milestone of 60 ratifications, paving the way for ocean protection

Formally known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction ...
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Four giraffe species officially recognised in major conservation reclassification – IUCN report

Windhoek, Namibia, 21 August 2025 (IUCN) – A groundbreaking assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal ...
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Poaching of African rhinos down - but drought and other threats drive losses globally

Gland, Switzerland, 7 August 2025 (IUCN) – Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and policy shifts, posing a challenge to ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN Red List Update: Global Impacts, Regional Statuses, and the Way Forward

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction, according to the latest assessment. "Fungi are the unsung heroes of life on Earth ...