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IUCN Members adopt landmark motions at World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi

From phasing out fossil fuels to recognising Indigenous languages as a foundation for conservation, Members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have adopted a series of ...
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IUCN at UN Climate Change Conference COP30

From 10 to 21 November 2025, IUCN will participate in the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations ...
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Seventy five years of experience

Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. As we mark the Union's 75th anniversary we look back on the knowledge, ...
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The Abu Dhabi Call to Action

The Abu Dhabi Call to Action sets out a focused set of key priorities that reflect the most pressing global challenges and opportunities discussed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, ...
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Comprehensive update to the world’s biodiversity hotspots project begins

An international consortium today announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots, funded by the Hempel Foundation. The two-year initiative aims to generate detailed scientific data to ...
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Search: SSC groups

Some groups address conservation issues related to particular groups of plants, fungi or animals while others focus on broader issues such as the reintroduction of species into former habitats, ...
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Arctic seals threatened by climate change, birds decline globally – IUCN Red List

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN World Conservation Congress) – Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List ...
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Indigenous peoples’ organisation Members

For decades Indigenous peoples’ organisations were members as part of the civil society category at IUCN. But at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2016, the IUCN Members Assembly adopted a ...
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IUCN launches new RHINO approach (Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes) in global ...

Today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, IUCN has launched RHINO (Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes), a new approach guiding organisations on what to do, where to ...
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IUCN World Conservation Congress concludes in Abu Dhabi with ambitious vision for nature ...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 15 October 2025 (IUCN) – The IUCN World Conservation Congress closed today in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, setting the vision for nature conservation for the next ...
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People of the Oceans Breakthrough: Landmark Step for Indigenous Leadership at IUCN World ...

The “People of the Oceans Breakthrough” session, organised by the ReSea initiative, brought together Indigenous Peoples, local communities, government, and supporting organizations from around the ...
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Winners of the inaugural Tech4Nature Awards announced at IUCN World Conservation Congress ...

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 13 October 2025 — The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Huawei today announced the winners of the inaugural Tech4Nature Awards at the IUCN ...