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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 ...
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Scaling Up Mountain EbA
Healthy mountain ecosystems help buffer the impacts of climate change for local communities, wildlife and downstream populations worldwide. Locally, mountain people rely on their surrounding ...
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IUCN SSC Southern African Plant Specialist Group
Southern African Plant Specialist Group (SAPSG) is charged with assessing the status of southern African endemic plants, and ensuring sustainability and adequate protection of these plants. I have ...
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IUCN WCPA Governance Thematic Group
The Governance, Rights and Equity theme within WCPA brings together expertise on rights-based conservation, governance diversity and equitable governance, and diverse values of protected and conserved ...
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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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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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Wildlife Trafficking Response, Assessment and Priority Setting (Wildlife TRAPS)
The USAID funded Wildlife Trafficking, Response, Assessment and Priority Setting (Wildlife TRAPS) Project, implemented by IUCN and TRAFFIC, has been operational since February 14th, 2013. Since… The ...
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Wildlife in a changing climate
Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...
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LMMA practitioners in Tanzania gather to strengthen collaboration efforts for marine conservation
Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) have emerged as a promising model that address challenges faced in marine conservation in the Western Indian Ocean region. Their community-led approach has been ...
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Bridging global and local efforts: IUCN’s upcoming support in Indonesia’s effective marine conservation through the Coral Bond initiative
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently participated in two pivotal events in Jakarta, Indonesia, further defining its role in providing support to advance marine ...
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Asia Regional Conservation Forum concludes, charting a path to 2025 IUCN Congress
Bangkok, Thailand, 5 September 2024: The 8th IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Asia Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) concluded today in Bangkok, Thailand, after a three-day event ...
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We, the peoples of the United Nations
Every year in September most of the leaders of the world gather in New York for a week of high intensity diplomacy and networking under the auspices of the UN General Assembly opening. While each ...