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Seven IUCN-recommended Natural and Mixed sites join UNESCO World Heritage List

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has followed advice from IUCN, as the official advisor on nature, to inscribe seven new ...
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Elevating citizen science: How IUCN Members are advancing a global conservation tool

This article shares reflections from an IUCN Member organisation about its efforts to elevate citizen and community science ...
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CSS Papua New Guinea

Launched in 2025, the Centre for Species Survival Papua New Guinea is proudly hosted by Port Moresby Nature Park, in partnership with SSC, and funded by the Cologne Zoo. Working with key partners, ...
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IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group

To provide expert opinion and scientific advice on the conservation, management and sustainable use of boas and pythons. To assess and disseminate the role of boas and pythons (and other snakes) in ...
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North East Unguja Seascape multi-stakeholders forum launched to support coastal and ocean resilience in Zanzibar

Unguja, Zanzibar, 16 July 2026 – Stakeholders from government, coastal communities, civil society, academia, the private sector and development partners have launched the Northeast Unguja Seascape ...
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Unite for Nature, Issue 7

Issue 7 of Unite for Nature brings the Nature 2030 Programme to life through a fresh storytelling format, highlighting the people, partnerships and practical solutions driving conservation forward.
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IUCN World Heritage Outlook

The IUCN World Heritage Outlook is the first global assessment of natural World Heritage, and our flagship for assessing all natural World Heritage sites. With four sets of data over a six-year period ...
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IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas

The IUCN Green List is a global campaign for successful nature conservation. At its heart is the Green List Sustainability Standard that provides a global benchmark for how to meet the environmental ...
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Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on Plastic Pollution

In March 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) decided to work towards an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. IUCN will engage in the negotiations ...
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Marine protected areas and climate change

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) – areas of the ocean set aside for long-term conservation aims – are the only mainstream conservation-focussed, area-based measure to increase the quality and extent of ...
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Ensuring effective Nature-based Solutions

Nature-based Solutions are actions addressing key societal challenges through the protection, sustainable management and restoration of both natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting both ...
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Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa

The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is the IUCN global standard for measuring the severity of environmental impacts caused by animals, fungi and plants living outside their ...