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网页The IUCN Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for Europe, North, and Central Asia opened today in Bruges, Belgium. The event brings together over 400 participants, including representatives from governments, NGOs and the private sector, as well as experts, scientists, partners and donors, to discuss the region’s priorities in the run up to the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
About IUCN | IUCN
网页About IUCN. Description 1. IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is a membership Union of government and civil society organisations. Together, we work to advance sustainable development and create a just world that values and conserves nature. Overview. Governance. Partners and donors. History. Accountability.
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Species conservation action - IUCN
网页6 天之前 · Species are the fundamental components of biodiversity and we rely on their survival for our own existence. However, our current biodiversity crisis is so severe that conservation activities are essential for the survival of many different species. From in situ and ex situ species recovery programmes, to the establishment of protected areas, to capacity building, conservation action can take ...
Ecosystem restoration - IUCN
网页2024年9月19日 · The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) challenges everyone to massively scale up restoration efforts that breathe new life into our degraded ecosystems. Restoring our planet’s imperilled ecosystems intrinsically connects us with a chance at a healthier future. We will work together to bring life and function back to our scarred ecosystems through extensive and pro ...
Biodiversity - IUCN
网页Biodiversity is crucial to human well-being, and is increasingly threatened. Habitat destruction, invasive species, overexploitation, illegal wildlife trade, pollution and climate change put the survival of species worldwide at risk. IUCN is at the forefront of global efforts to halt the extinction crisis and to sustainably manage, conserve and ...
网页s have been assessed on The IUCN Red List. This figure includes most of the known species of amphibians; birds; mammals; angelfish; butterflyfish; crocodilians; freshwater crabs and crayfish; groupers; gymnosperms (including cycads and conifers); lobsters; mangroves; marine turtles; parrotfish; reef-building corals; seagrasses; seasnakes ...
Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to …
网页Montreal, Canada, 9 December 2022 (IUCN) – Today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ highlights a barrage of threats affecting marine species, including illegal and unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change and disease. Populations of dugongs – large herbivorous marine mammals – and 44% of all abalone shellfish species enter the IUCN Red List as threatened ...
Indigenous peoples - IUCN
网页2018年4月22日 · Across the globe, Indigenous peoples manage significant areas of Earth’s most biodiverse regions as a core expression and part of their cultural identity and spiritual practices. The profound relationships they have with the whole of the natural world are a hallmark of their worldviews, values and way of life – and contribute to their effective sustainable conservation of lands ...
India - IUCN
网页India, a megadiverse country with only 2.4% of the world's land area, accounts for 7-8% of all recorded species, including over 45,000 species of plants and 91,000 species of animals. The country’s diverse physical features and climatic conditions have resulted in a variety of ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, grasslands, desert, coastal and marine ecosystems which harbour and sustain ...