A more inclusive framework for protecting the iconic rhino responds to changing political, social, and demographic conditions ...

The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. The general aim of the system is to ...

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Marine pollution from sunken vessels is predicted to reach its highest level this decade, with over 8,500 shipwrecks at risk of leaking approximately 6 billion gallons of oil. Lack of data and ...

Nuestra diversa membresía también nos permite ser una incubadora de ideas y un repositorio fiable de mejores prácticas, herramientas y normas internacionales. Proporcionamos un espacio neutral en el ...

To give structure to the plethora of IUCN tools and methodologies that can be applied in urban ecosystems, IUCN has developed the IUCN Urban Toolbox, a catalogue of knowledge products on urban ...

Cities are home to 4.4 billion people — well over half of humanity. This figure is projected to reach 6.7 billion by 2050. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation brings dramatic environmental change, ...

Invasive alien species (IAS) are animals, plants or other organisms that are introduced into places outside their natural range, negatively impacting native biodiversity, ecosystem services or human ...

The health of soils is dependent on the mix of living organisms they contain, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, insects, worms, other invertebrates and vertebrates. This variety of organisms ...

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The concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is gaining momentum around the world and NbS are increasingly accepted and implemented to address societal challenges. IUCN estimates that they can provide ...

The Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development, but this cannot be achieved by conservationists alone. The IUCN Congress is the place to ...