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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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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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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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Programme of IUCN events at CBD COP17

From 19 - 30 October 2026, IUCN will host official side events and a rich programme of events taking place in the IUCN pavilion in the Blue Zone, under the banner “Unite for Nature, Home of the Union” ...
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Programme of IUCN Commission events at CBD COP17

Please see below the list of IUCN Commission events.
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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 Celebrates Grand Opening of New North America Regional Office in Washington, D.C., Marking 40 Years in the Region

IUCN’s North America Regional Office celebrated the opening of its new Washington, D.C. space, welcoming global conservation leaders, philanthropists, Members, diplomats, and policymakers and ...
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Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

IUCN membership in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean serves as a regional platform for collective action that brings together territories, countries and decision-making levels in order to ...
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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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Animal Culture webinar series

IUCN is developing a webinar series that will bring together leading scientists, conservation practitioners, Indigenous knowledge holders, and policymakers to explore the latest advances in animal ...