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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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(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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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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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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Rethinking Consumption and Conservation: Circular Economy Perspectives
Pérez-Castillo outlines how a circular economy can bridge the gap between conservation and economic activity by prioritizing resource efficiency, durability, and repairability in product design and ...
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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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Establishment of an IUCN SSC Center for Species Survival: A New Milestone for AFdPZ in Biodiversity Protection
Loir-et-Cher, France (IUCN) - Unique in France, in the context of the sixth mass extinction and ahead of the World Conservation Congress of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), ...
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Water diplomacy in Tunisia: The BRIDGE programme concludes a strategic cycle of dialogues on the Medjerda river basin
Tunis, February 2025 – Following a cycle of dialogues launched in June 2024, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) organised, on February 4th and 5th, 2025, in Tunis, the 3 rd ...
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Community conservation in action in protecting Kajiado's Biodiversity
Kajiado's landscape faces mounting environmental pressures that threaten both wildlife and local livelihoods. Climate change manifests through increasingly erratic rainfall patterns and prolonged ...
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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 ...