Biodiversity - IUCN
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 ...
Human activity devastating marine species from mammals ... - IUCN
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 ...
Ecosystem restoration - IUCN
Nov 8, 2024 · 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 ...
Protected areas and land use - IUCN
About protected areas and land use. Human activity, mostly for food production and forestry, is transforming landscapes. Today, one third of all land is degraded or degrading, which harms biodiversity and jeopardises essential ecosystem services such as carbon storage. Protected areas offer a solution.
The High Seas. Biodiversity Treaty. An Introduction to the Agreement under the United . Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the . conservation and sustainable use of marine biological
Rob Slotow. u-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaMission statementThe mission of the African Elephant Specialist Group (AfESG) is to promote the long-term conser. s throughout their range.Projected impact 2021–2025To promote the long-term co. nts throughout their range.Targets 2021–2025assessT-001 Compile, review and synthesise infor-mation ...
India - IUCN
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 ...
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology - resource
Development of the typology. This typology was developed over more than two years, with an extensive development and review process initiated and co-ordinated by the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management.The initial structure of the typology was developed in May 2017 and funded by the PLuS Alliance.The review of the typological hierarchy was co-ordinated by the lead author (David Keith ...
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) | IUCN
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those countries experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, particularly in Africa (UNCCD) is an international convention that focuses primarily on addressing land degradation. The UNCCD has been ratified by 196 states plus the European Union. In 2015, parties to the convention ...
Migratory monarch butterfly now Endangered - IUCN Red List
Jul 21, 2022 · The IUCN Red List now includes 147,517 species, of which 41,459 are threatened with extinction. “Today’s Red List update highlights the fragility of nature’s wonders, such as the unique spectacle of monarch butterflies migrating across thousands of kilometres,” said Dr Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General.“To preserve the rich …