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New IUCN guidance calls for ecological integrity to guide global biodiversity and climate action

October 2026. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched new guidance on how to successfully ...
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From global ambition to local action: IUCN President sets priorities ahead of COP17

Yerevan, Armenia – 19 October 2026. Ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17), IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak called for faster implementation of global biodiversity commitments, ...
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Nearly half of reef-building coral species face elevated relative risk of extinction

Mombasa, Kenya, 15 October 2026 – A global reassessment of reef-building corals has found that 44% of species are threatened ...
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New FEBA brief calls for equity to be at the heart of ecosystem-based adaptation ahead of CBD COP17

As global leaders prepare for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, a new brief from Friends of Ecosystem-based ...
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IUCN at UN Biodiversity Conference CBD COP17

From 19 - 30 October 2026, IUCN will take part in the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia. Under the theme “Taking ...
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CBA-SCALE+ strengthens climate resilience and preparedness in 35 communities across Inhambane Province

The 2nd Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP) sessions were successfully conducted from 28 September to 7 October across communities in Vilankulo, Govuro, Mabote, and Inhassoro districts in Mozambique ...
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IUCN, EDF, and IWMI call for accelerating action on the global groundwater crisis ahead of the UN Water Conference

Joint Statement on Global Groundwater Resilience calls for greater investment and international collaboration to safeguard underground water resources that support billions of people and protect food ...
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IUCN advances nature, ocean and climate agenda at UNGA and NYC Climate Week

Through a series of engagements at the 81st United Nations General Assembly and Climate Week NYC, IUCN worked to advance international cooperation on nature, climate, oceans and sustainable finance; ...
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IUCN celebrates 100 ratifications and growing momentum for BBNJ implementation

Gland/New York, 23 September 2026 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) welcomes the milestone of 100 ratifications of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on ...
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Nature by Design: Key messages from the IUCN-Monaco event on circular economy

On 17 of September 2026, IUCN and the principality of Monaco celebrated 10 years of collaboration on the topic of circular economy as a fundamental tool for a transformative and nature-inclusive ...
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Walking across the Mediterranean: bringing climate adaptation closer to people

A giant map, games, theatre, music and a journey through the streets of Larnaka brought climate adaptation out of the conference room and into the city during the first DesirMED Adaptation Festival.
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Daily livestream of events at the IUCN pavilion

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