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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)18h
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 ...
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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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How you can support our World Heritage work | IUCN
IUCN invites organizations, individuals, philanthropists, businesses, and governments to help protect our planet’s natural wonders for current and future generations. You can help us in our mission in ...
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Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
Nature-based Solutions can help address these concerns through the multiple services provided by ecosystems in term of adaptation (water management, adaptation to disaster risks, support to ...
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Biodiversity in the Future Global Plastics Treaty - IUCN
IUCN, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN WCEL), Fauna & Flora, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) present an information brief within the framework of the Geneva Beat Plastic ...
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High Seas Biodiversity Treaty Policy Brief - resource | IUCN
This introductory brief's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not “ BBNJ ...
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Guidelines on business and KBAs - resource | IUCN
These Guidelines on business and KBAs have been developed by the KBA Partners to support businesses in managing risk to biodiversity. They will be of use to business and certification scheme operators ...
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IUCN Library at Headquarters
The collection and dissemination of information about nature conservation has been at the heart of IUCN since its founding in 1948, with the collections of the IUCN Library predating IUCN itself. The ...
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Guidance and toolkit for impact assessments in a World Heritage context - IUCN
As the World Heritage Convention celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2022, over 1100 sites around the world are recognized as World Heritage - places that are so valuable to humanity that there ...
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European Red List of Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
This European Red List provides an updated summary of the conservation status of the European species of dragonflies and damselflies, evaluated according to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria ...
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EU Policy - IUCN
Our presence in Brussels is particularly crucial as it enables IUCN to inform policy-making in collaboration with EU institutions and key stakeholders, and to connect with Members and partners across ...