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IUCN report identifies challenges and opportunities for managing fisheries
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature finds that the large numbers of fishing boats engaged in widespread trawling that can ensnare protected species and large numbers ...
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Alipay Ant Forest and IUCN Red List join forces to increase public awareness on biodiversity and conservation
Baku, Azerbaijan, 12 November 2024 – In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, Alipay Ant Forest and IUCN are ...
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Sharks, rays and chimaeras : the status of the chondrichthyan fishes
Many shark populations are in serious decline worldwide with little shark fisheries management in place. The IUCN Shark Specialist Group has compiled a Global Status Report for Chondrichthyan Fishes ...
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Protected areas as tools for disaster risk reduction : a handbook for practitioners
Globally, disasters due to natural hazards takes an enormous toll in terms of human lives, destruction to crops and livelihoods, and economic losses. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has therefore become ...
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Sports for Nature
Sports have a unique opportunity to address the nature crisis. IUCN has been working with key partners on developing the Sports for Nature Initiative to contribute to global efforts to halt and ...
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IUCN SSC Tapir Specialist Group
The future of tapirs is threatened due to rapid decline and fragmentation of their habitat due to deforestation, agriculture and human habitation. Hunting and mining have also contributed to their ...
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Guidelines for establishing marine protected areas
This text offers authoritative advice on the present day planning, policies and practices for marine protected areas. The Guidelines are intended primarily to help nations and states to establish ...
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IUCN Members within a country or region may choose to organise themselves into National, Regional and Interregional Committees to facilitate cooperation among Members, and with other parts of the ...
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IUCN SSC New World Marsupial Specialist Group
There are at least 39 endangered and vulnerable species and 55 potentially vulnerable species in Australia, of which 2 are monotremes, that need some form of conservation action. The IUCN SSC New ...
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Útila spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri)
The Útila spiny-tailed iguana, Ctenosaura bakeri (Stejneger, 1901), is a Critically Endangered iguana endemic to the island of Útila, in the Bay Islands archipelago of Honduras. The species occurs ...
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At IUCN Oceania Regional Office, our team is our greatest asset. We are a diverse group of professionals dedicated to promoting nature conservation and sustainable practices across the Oceania region, ...