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IUCN Green List at COP16: Elevating Conservation Standards to Meet Global Biodiversity Goals
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), held in Cali, ...
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IUCN SSC Cave Invertebrate Specialist Group
CISG is a global network of experts working on organisms associated with karst and caves. The majority of caves are found in limestone rock. The cave environment can be divided into the twilight zone ...
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Prestigious Law and Diplomacy award recognises Kristina Gjerde, IUCN High Seas Advisor, for landmark work to protect high seas biodiversity
The work of Singapore’s Ambassador for International Law, Rena Lee, and Kristina Gjerde, Senior High Seas Advisor to IUCN, was recognised and celebrated at a ceremony in New York City on October 24, ...
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ALMURUNA - Building Climate Resilience Through Enhance Water Security in MENA Region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the most water-scarce region in the world. Throughout the MENA region both surface and groundwater resources are under pressure and over exploited because of ...
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Water as a human right
Formally acknowledging water as a human right could encourage the international community and governments to enhance their efforts to satisfy basic human needs and to meet the Millennium Development ...
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Protected planet report 2018
The Protected Planet Report 2018 provides an update of progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 at the global scale. With two years to go until 2020, the Protected Planet Report 2018 confirms ...
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Planet on the move: Reimagining conservation at the intersection of migration, environmental change and conflict
“. . . I know a few things to be true. I do not know where I am going, where I have come from is disappearing . . .” ...
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How to apply for CEPF funds
IUCN announces open calls for proposals related to CEPF on this page. Check here regularly for future opportunities, or follow IUCN Asia on social media for announcements. Small grants are those for ...
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Draft International Covenant on Environment and Development : implementing sustainability
The Draft International Covenant on Environment is an ongoing contribution of the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) and the IUCN Environmental Law Programme (IUCN ELP) to provide a ...
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IUCN WCPA Caves and Karst Working Group
Caves and karst areas present complex challenges to land managers in terms of their geodiversity and biodiversity. The goal of the Caves and Karst Working Group is to facilitate the conservation of ...
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Guidelines for geoconservation in protected and conserved areas
These Guidelines are intended to help improve the conservation and management of geoheritage and geodiversity in protected and conserved areas and recognition of the interrelationships and ...
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Guidelines for species conservation planning : version 1.0
The Guidelines aim to be equally relevant for any taxon on Earth. Recent experience has shown that no two planning situations are the same. So while the principles of planning may be constant, the ...