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Seven IUCN-recommended Natural and Mixed sites join UNESCO World Heritage List

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has followed advice from IUCN, as the official advisor on nature, to inscribe seven new ...
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Elevating citizen science: How IUCN Members are advancing a global conservation tool

This article shares reflections from an IUCN Member organisation about its efforts to elevate citizen and community science ...
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Titicaca's Women Leaders: Consolidating Binational Water Governance

How can women's leadership, the recognition of cultural diversity, and cooperation between territories contribute to more inclusive and sustainable governance of shared waters at the local level? That ...
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Novel partnerships to advance rights-based conservation: IUCN, Yale University and Indigenous Peoples’ organizations launch Intercultural Training Programme

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 22 July 2026. Yale University, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and representatives of Indigenous Peoples' organizations from Latin ...
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Global study suggests most reptile leather trade is biologically sustainable

A new study published in Nature has found that the international trade in reptile skins for leather is, for most traded species, sustainable and not a primary driver of extinction risk. The research, ...
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IUCN Statement to the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee

IUCN Regional Director for Asia and Hub Director for Oceania Dindo Campilan delivered IUCN's statement to the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, Republic of Korea on 21 July 2026.
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Peatlands and climate change

Peatlands are a type of wetland which occur in almost every country and are known to cover at least 3% of global land surface. The term ‘peatland’ refers to the peat soil and the wetland habitats ...
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IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas

The IUCN Green List is a global campaign for successful nature conservation. At its heart is the Green List Sustainability Standard that provides a global benchmark for how to meet the environmental ...
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CSS Papua New Guinea

Launched in 2025, the Centre for Species Survival Papua New Guinea is proudly hosted by Port Moresby Nature Park, in partnership with SSC, and funded by the Cologne Zoo. Working with key partners, ...
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IUCN SSC Medicinal Plant Specialist Group

We envision a significant increase in knowledge of the conservation status of priority species of medicinal and aromatic plants, planning and actions to conserve and sustainably use these species, and ...
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IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group

To provide expert opinion and scientific advice on the conservation, management and sustainable use of boas and pythons. To assess and disseminate the role of boas and pythons (and other snakes) in ...
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Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee on Plastic Pollution

In March 2022, the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) decided to work towards an international legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution. IUCN will engage in the negotiations ...