The first study of its kind, led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), gathered data from 1,733 municipalities representing more than 74% of the Amazon to find that forests on ...

The Green, Just Energy Transition is more than a shift from fossil fuels to renewables—it’s a commitment to doing so in ways ...

Preventing the introduction of invasive alien species and managing their impacts is essential to halting biodiversity loss. This issue is also critical to human health, food security, livelihoods and ...

Despite previous policies and actions to support biodiversity, the drivers of biodiversity loss have worsened and biodiversity continues to decline. Parties to the UN Convention on Biological ...

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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 ...

Mangroves support rich biodiversity and high levels of productivity, supplying seafood at capacities large enough to feed millions of people. Fisheries and other sectors, economies, and communities ...

Using cacao agroforestry systems to restore the Brazilian rainforest while improving livelihoods and producing deforestation-free commodities in Brazil. A blog by Rodrigo Mauro Freire of The Nature ...

IUCN is deeply concerned by reports of violence by security forces against the Maasai Indigenous Peoples in the Loliondo Division of Ngorongoro District, in northern Tanzania. Reports of at least one ...

Gland, Switzerland, 27 June 2024 (IUCN) –The Bornean elephant has been assessed as Endangered, due to threats from human activities, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...

Even though naturally perfectly equipped to roam the steep mountains of Central Asia, the snow leopard is facing extinction. Around 7,500 individuals live in the wild, according to the most recent ...

A new report compiled by conservation experts and organizations, in consultation with Indigenous Peoples and their representatives, highlights the crucial role of Indigenous Peoples and local ...