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IUCN Director General's statement on the loss of environmental defender in Guatemala
In light of the tragic news of the death of Marco Antonio Zuleta Quevedo, Guatemalan park ranger and forest firefighter, the ...
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IUCN Director General’s statement on World Migratory Bird Day 2025
World Migratory Bird Day reminds us of the awe-inspiring journeys millions of birds undertake – crossing continents, ...
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Wings of Wonder: Tracking the Epic Journeys of European Rollers
As dawn breaks across southern Africa, five new European Rollers, fitted with lightweight satellite trackers, take flight, beginning journeys that will span thousands of kilometres and cross entire ...
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Reimagining Intermediaries: Shifting Power Dynamics in Conservation Funding
Shreya Chakrabart, Resson Kantai-Duff, and Jessie Davie critique the persistent inequities in conservation funding, particularly the reliance on intermediaries, which distances resources from ...
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Reimaginar a los intermediarios: Cambio de la dinámica de poder en la financiación de la conservación
Shreya Chakrabart, Resson Kantai-Duff y Jessie Davie critican las desigualdades persistentes en la financiación de la conservación, especialmente la dependencia de intermediarios, lo que aleja los ...
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Announcement of volunteers list for sea turtle conservation volunteer programme in Con Dao National Park – 2025
On behalf of organizers, IUCN would like to express our sincere thanks for all applicants of marine turtle conservation volunteer programme in Con Dao National Park - Summer 2025. This year, we have ...
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Integrated environmental protection takes centre stage at 4th WCEL World Environmental Law Congress in Morocco
The 4th World Environmental Law Congress, organised by the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL), was successfully held from 4-7 May 2025 in Rabat, Morocco, bringing together over 200 ...
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(Eco)feminist Economics and Biodiversity Finance: A Critical Reflection
Amelia Arreguín Prado provides a critical analysis of biodiversity finance from an ecofeminist perspective, spotlighting the inadequacies of current market-based conservation strategies. Arreguín ...
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Addressing human-wildlife conflict for sustainable coexistence
The pervasive issue of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is an existential challenge for the future of Africa’s wildlife, wild landscapes and growing wildlife economies. This has been identified as the ...
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IUCN launches call for proposals for SOS Lemurs
IUCN has launched a second call for proposals under its SOS Lemurs initiative to support targeted conservation action for Madagascar’s threatened lemurs. The call is open until Wednesday 9 July 2025 ...
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Capacity building for protected areas on the IUCN Green List Standard
On April 15-18, 2025, IUCN organised a training workshop on the IUCN Green List (GL) Standard at Ba Vi National Park, 90 minutes outside of Hanoi. This is a part of the Biodiversity and Landscape Fund ...
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Repenser la consommation et la conservation : Perspectives de l'économie circulaire
David Pérez-Castillo plaide pour une transition vers une économie circulaire, un système économique conçu explicitement pour régénérer les écosystèmes naturels grâce à une planification délibérée et à ...