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Red List of Coral Reef Ecosystems

For the first time, the world’s coral reefs have been assessed with the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems. The assessment covers ...
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Nearly half of reef-building coral species face elevated relative risk of extinction

Mombasa, Kenya, 15 October 2026 – A global reassessment of reef-building corals has found that 44% of species are threatened with extinction. But in the years since the assessment period ended, the ...
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New FEBA brief calls for equity to be at the heart of ecosystem-based adaptation ahead of CBD COP17

As global leaders prepare for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, a new brief from Friends of Ecosystem-based ...
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Aligning nature restoration and sustainable livestock management in Europe: lessons from UNCCD COP17

At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, IUCN Europe brought together experts working across pastoralism, landscape and ecosystem restoration, sustainable land management, and agricultural policy from different ...
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Western Balkans ministers endorse two regional nature frameworks

Ministers from the Western Balkans have endorsed two regional frameworks that set a shared direction for nature protection and recovery to 2030. The Western Balkans Six Biodiversity Strategic Plan ...
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Call for Proposals – Support for the Creation of New Marine Protected Areas in West Africa

Under the WASOP – Pillar 3 project on the protection and restoration of marine and coastal ecosystems in West Africa, IUCN PACO is launching a call for proposals to support the creation of new Marine ...
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As translocation saves species from Scotland to Guam, experts call to “move it or lose it”

Translocation is at the centre of improving conservation outcomes for a vast range of species from the UK to Kenya, Guam to Australia, experts have highlighted at the 4th International Conservation ...
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IUCN and UNEP offering USD7.5 million in grants for Ecosystem-based Adaptation projects

Two new funding opportunities have been launched by the Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Fund, an initiative co-led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United ...
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Global land restoration gains ground, but delivers only 10% of national pledges – IUCN report

A new IUCN analysis of global land restoration achievements shows that over 124.3 million hectares are under restoration, rehabilitation or improved management worldwide – an area approximately twice ...
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Tiger census: Nepal's tiger number increases to 429

Nepal's wild tiger population has increased to 429, according to the National Tiger Census released on Wednesday by the Government of Nepal to mark Global Tiger Day in Kathmandu. The Department of ...
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Seven IUCN-recommended Natural and Mixed sites join UNESCO World Heritage List

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has followed advice from IUCN, as the official advisor on nature, to inscribe seven new sites on the World Heritage list, expand one existing World Heritage site ...
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From desert frog to deep-sea molluscs, remarkable species at risk – IUCN Red List

Gland, Switzerland, 9 July 2026 (IUCN) – Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has revealed. In ...