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US pledges additional $14 million to help end plastic pollution at IUCN Leaders Forum
The US government has announced an additional $14 million in funding for the End Plastic Pollution International ...
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World Heritage – A call for action and finance to implement the GBF
17 October 2024 - As the global conservation community gathers for the CBD COP16, IUCN puts a spotlight on the unrealised opportunity to prioritise funding for conservation action in World Heritage ...
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Transboundary cooperation on the Mekong and international water law
Over the last 10 years, more than 100 large dams and water diversion projects have been planned or built on the Mekong mainstream and major tributaries. The rules governing use of the Mekong are ...
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IUCN welcomes 12 new sites from Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Saudi Arabia and Zambia to the Green List
Switzerland, 15 October 2024 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 12 new sites from Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia to the IUCN ...
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Empowering Communities in Inclusive Climate Action in Kilifi Seascape
The County Government of Kilifi with the Regenerative Seascapes for People, Climate and Nature (ReSea) Project brought together stakeholders to carry out a review of the Participatory Climate Risk ...
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Nature-Based Solutions for a sustainable future: A capacity-building initiative in Kilifi, Kenya
Kilifi County is facing various challenges due to climate change. Change in weather patterns resulting in flooding, high temperatures, severe droughts and rising sea levels are just some of the ...
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Using Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Enhance Livelihoods and Improve Resilience in Mountain Ecosystems
In transboundary mountain ecosystems across Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, Colombia, Kenya, and Uganda, IUCN and partners have worked from 2017 - 2022 to implement ecosystem-based adaptation approaches to ...
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Countdown begins to world’s leading biodiversity summit
The IUCN Congress will provide a crucial window of opportunity to deliver transformative action needed for a sustainable and resilient future for both people and nature. It will mobilise key actors ...
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International Vulture Awareness Day: Securing a future for vultures in Bangladesh
On 7 September 2024, IUCN Bangladesh, in collaboration with the Forest Department and Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS), celebrated International Vulture Awareness Day through a ...
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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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IUCN flagship report calls on countries to rethink agricultural and conservation policies to help protect biodiversity and deliver food for humanity
A new flagship report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature - on the interplay between agriculture and conservation - argues that better designed and targeted policies could benefit ...
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Legacy and Impact: Conservation Actors from across the Caribbean build on BIOPAMA
Saint Lucia. October 04, 2024 – BIOPAMA grantees joined with regional conservation policy makers and leaders in a four-day Legacy event, to reflect on the impact of BIOPAMA and to collaborate on needs ...