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DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants – but species remains critically endangered

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

New Living Legacy series from BBC Storyworks showcases the Union’s solutions for people and nature

From building greater climate resilience to restoring biodiversity, the challenges the world faces today call for solutions ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Webinar: Protecting People, Protecting Nature: Addressing Gender-based Violence in Environmental Contexts

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most widespread and unacknowledged forms of human rights violations in the world (UN Women, 2025). According to UN Women, in 2023, a woman or girl was ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Coral reefs and climate change

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have caused an increase in global surface temperature of approximately 1°C since pre-industrial times. This has led to unprecedented mass coral bleaching events ...
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IUCN at CITES COP20

From 24 November to 5 December 2025, IUCN will participate in the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ...
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IUCN welcomes COP30 call to triple adaptation finance, regrets insufficient progress on fossil fuels

As the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, IUCN welcomed the call to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035. This represents an important step forward ...
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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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EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change

What are these proceedings about? In short, they are about the legal obligations countries have to protect the climate, and, should they fail to comply with them, whether they could face any legal ...
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Embracing biodiversity: Paving the way for nature-inclusive cities

Cities: biodiversity threat or hotspots? Cities are at the forefront of both the causes and impacts of major environmental challenges, such as the climate crisis, pollution and biodiversity loss.
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IUCN Global Standard for NbS

On Thursday 23 July, IUCN launched the first-ever Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions. Click here to download the document in English, French and Spanish and here for the press release. In two ...
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African elephant species now Endangered and Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List

The African forest elephant (loxodonta cyclotis) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species occurs in the tropical forests of Central Africa, and a range of habitats in West ...