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On World Rhino Day 2024, a mixed story for the world’s five species of rhinos
Africa’s total rhino count has continued to increase despite poaching, while certain species in Asia face an existential threat.
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Primary forests including intact forest landscapes
Although restored or even degraded forests can offer some degree of environmental and ecological functionality, they fall short of delivering the full and robust suite of benefits provided by primary ...
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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 WCPA Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas Specialist Group
The Cultural & Spiritual Values of Protected Areas Specialist Group aims to promote the appropriate recognition and inclusion of all relevant cultural and spiritual values, knowledge, and meanings ...
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Indigenous Women’s Insights – Stewarding the Earth
In November, all along the busy maze of pavilion buildings in Sharm el Sheik, an estimated 45,000 people snaked along corridors hoping to inform crucial discussions surrounding climate policy at the ...
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Churna Island Designated MPA, Boosting Marine Conservation Efforts
After years of dedicated marine protection efforts, Churna Island has finally been designated as the second Marine Protected Area (MPA) by the Government of Balochistan. This long-awaited decision ...
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OECMs Collaborative Agenda 2025-2030: Towards Achieving Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework in Latin America and the Caribbean
From September 11 to 13, 2024, more than 70 representatives from civil society, Indigenous organizations, international organizations, and conservation experts gathered to define the OECMs ...
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10th IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for West Asia Successfully Concludes in Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 11, 2024 – The 10th IUCN Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and represented by National Center for Wildlife (NCW), ...
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Locally managed marine area practitioners come together to accelerate marine conservation in Mozambique
Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs) play a critical role in the effective management of natural marine resources. With 60% of the Mozambican population relying on the country’s extensive coastline, ...
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Source-to-sea and landscape approaches in the Rio Doce Basin
Watersheds are areas delimited by a main river and its tributaries that flow into the same watercourse. They are important units to consider when integrating water resources management and ...
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The segmented trapdoor spiders, an EDGE species
Tarantulas and the common-orb-weaver, represent two of the more recognizable suborders of spiders (mygalomorphs and araneomorphs respectively), but there is a third suborder that is basal to these two ...