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The iconic Horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is widely found across Europe. It has been assessed as Vulnerable. Photo: Pixabay

Over half of Europe’s endemic trees face extinction
27.09.2019
Mangroves Photo: Anton Bielousov CC 2.0

IUCN response to the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
25.09.2019
Okavango Delta, Botswana – Wetlands are valuable natural infrastructure for preventing damage from floods. Photo: Mark Gnadt

Countries must use nature more in their climate commitments – IUCN report
19.09.2019
Photo: iStock 904833344

Aligning restoration commitments could boost global land health – IUCN report
06.09.2019
Photo: © NOAA

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature calls on the Brazilian and other governments and citizens to help halt the fires in Amazonia
25.08.2019
Biodiversity thrives in the care of indigenous communities, and integrating their insights into conservation is proving indispensable. Photo: Chris Peken

IUCN Director General’s Statement on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019
09.08.2019
Roloway Monkey (Cercopithecus diana) Photo: © Russell A. Mittermeier

Unsustainable fishing and hunting for bushmeat driving iconic species to extinction – IUCN Red List
18.07.2019
The Gulf of California in Mexico is the only place on Earth where the vaquita can be found Photo: SEMARNAT (public domain)

The looming extinction of the vaquita puts Gulf of California on World Heritage danger list
03.07.2019
Hippos in the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania Photo: IUCN / Mizuki Murai

Selous reserve could lose World Heritage status if dam project goes ahead – IUCN
27.06.2019
Photo: jbdodane/Flickr

One-year countdown to world’s leading biodiversity event begins
13.06.2019
The Sundarbans in Bangladesh is part of the world’s largest mangrove forest, lying on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers and bordering India’s Sundarbans National Park, also a World Heritage site. Photo: IUCN / Mizuki Murai

IUCN advises “in danger” status for three World Heritage sites
07.06.2019
Many women directly rely on healthy and productive ecosystems for their livelihoods. They must be included in efforts to protect the rapidly declining marine ecosystems and the livelihoods they sustain. Photo: GrayKotze / Shutterstock

IUCN Director General’s statement on World Oceans Day 2019
07.06.2019
Photo: Marie Ooi Photography

IUCN Director General’s statement on International Day for Biological Diversity 2019
21.05.2019
Terres et mers australes françaises, France Photo: IUCN / Wendy Strahm

Huge sub-Antarctic area among five sites recommended by IUCN for World Heritage List
20.05.2019
Photo: Lacoste

IUCN and Lacoste team up again to inspire support for threatened species
16.05.2019
Photo: Pixabay

Rewriting genes could have broad knock-on effects on nature – IUCN report
09.05.2019
Mauritius fody Photo: Antoine Debroye CC2.0

IUCN welcomes the Intergovernmental Platform’s Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
06.05.2019
Huascarán National Park natural World Heritage site in Peru Photo: IUCN/Elena Osipova

Almost half of World Heritage sites could lose their glaciers by 2100
30.04.2019
Photo: Bekim Bytyqi [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]

IUCN welcomes Kosovo as its newest Member
16.04.2019
Adult male Tapanuli orangutan Photo: Maxime Aliaga

IUCN calls for a moratorium on projects impacting the Critically Endangered Tapanuli orangutan
16.04.2019
Photo: IUCN

IUCN welcomes the Kingdom of Bahrain as new State Member
31.03.2019
Photo: IOC

IUCN guide to help new sports venues minimise impact on nature
12.03.2019
Photo: © IUCN / Patricia Ugalde

IUCN Director General’s statement for International Women’s Day 2019
04.03.2019
IUCN Director General Inger Andersen speaks at a marine plastics event at the UN Palais des Nations in Geneva, February 2019 Photo: IUCN/Mark Gnadt

IUCN Director General appointed to head UNEP
21.02.2019
An orangutan eats fruit from the crown of a Bendang tree (Borassodendron borneense). Photo: Anne Russon

IUCN study identifies tree species for climate-resilient reforestation
07.02.2019

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