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Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar removed from the list of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee, at its 47th session currently taking place in Paris, France, has decided to remove the ...
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IUCN statement to the 47th Session of the World Heritage Committee
IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, at ...
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47th session of the World Heritage Committee
The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee opens on Sunday, 6 July 2025, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Over the following 10 days, the Committee will decide which new sites will be ...
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IUCN key messages at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is among the most widely accepted international conservation treaties, ratified today by ...
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EXPLAINER: The International Court of Justice considers climate change
The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.
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Recovery of the Iberian lynx: A conservation success in Spain
Despite the decrease in extinction risk, Iberian lynx populations remain in a vulnerable condition. In its first Green Status assessment of the species, Iberian lynx populations are listed as "Largely ...
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Local community engagement in conservation management - IUCN
To ensure the protection and conservation of natural resources, fish species, and the ecosystem services, immediate action is needed to reduce these threats and strengthen the governance and ...
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The plastic pollution crisis - Story | IUCN
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 ...
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Migratory monarch butterfly now Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 21 July 2022 (IUCN) – The migratory monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus), known for its spectacular annual journey of up to 4,000 kilometres across the Americas, has ...
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How Rwanda became a restoration leader - IUCN
Rwanda is the Land of a Thousand Hills, but are these hills still healthy and productive? This is the story of how a small east African country took the unprecedented initiative to restore lands that ...
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Unsustainable fishing and hunting for bushmeat driving iconic ... - IUCN
Gland, Switzerland, 18 July 2019 (IUCN) – Overfishing has pushed two families of rays to the brink of extinction, while hunting for bushmeat and habitat loss have led to the decline of seven primate ...
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Conservation successes overshadowed by more species declines – IUCN ...
Successful conservation action has boosted the populations of the Iberian Lynx and the Guadalupe Fur Seal, while the African Golden Cat, the New Zealand Sea Lion and the Lion are facing increasing ...