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From desert frog to deep-sea molluscs, remarkable species at risk – IUCN Red List

Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents, today’s update of The IUCN Red List of ...
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IUCN secures nearly US$5 Million in GEF funding for groundbreaking projects in Southern Africa

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved nearly US$5 million in funding for two projects to be implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Southern Africa.
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Ocean deoxygenation

Globally, oceans have lost around 2% of dissolved oxygen since the 1950s and are expected to lose about 3–4% by the year 2100 under a business-as-usual scenario (Representative Concentration Pathway 8 ...
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Environmental and Social Management System

The IUCN Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) provides a systematic procedure to check IUCN projects for potential adverse environmental and social impacts. Its purpose is to ensure that ...
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Ocean warming

The ocean absorbs vast quantities of heat as a result of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mainly from fossil fuel consumption. The Fifth Assessment Report published by ...
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Managing ecosystems

Addressing ecosystem management means addressing complex systems. For this IUCN deploys a variety of tools and strategies, addresses information gaps and capacity needs in terms of sustainable ...
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Ocean acidification

Present ocean acidity change is unprecedented in magnitude, occurring at a rate approximately ten times faster than anything experienced during the last 300 million years. This rapid timeline is ...
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IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group

Piero Genovesi, PhD, Head of wildlife service with the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Chair of the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group and member of the Steering ...
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IUCN SSC Giraffe and Okapi Specialist Group

I am a conservation ecologist interested in developing applied solutions to conservation challenges rooted in scientific understandings of population ecology and movement ecology. Examining these ...
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IUCN SSC Monitor Lizard Specialist Group

I am a forensic scientist, a herpetologist and a conservation geneticist, currently working as an Assistant Professor of Forensic Science at Graphic Era (Deemed to be) University in Dehradun, India. I ...
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Directory of environmental information and organisations in southern Africa, vol. 1: SADC region, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

An essential reference for environmental and natural resource policy makers and managers. This guide contains for the SADC region and each country: an overview of the environmental institutions in the ...