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Once-abundant ash tree and antelope species face extinction – IUCN Red List
14.09.2017North America’s most widespread and valuable ash tree species are on the brink of extinction due to an invasive beetle decimating their populations, while the loss of wilderness areas and poaching are contributing to the declining numbers of five African...
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Mr. Mason Smith - IUCN’s new Regional Director for Oceania
23.08.2017Mr. Mason Smith has been appointed IUCN’s new Regional Director for Oceania (ORO). Mason’s appointment (effective 10 July 2017) was the outcome of a competitive recruitment process that involved internal and external candidates and a thorough assessment...
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A Call to celebrate the wildlife of Solomon Islands
13.08.2017As part of the Solomon Islands National Resource Management Symposium being held from 2nd-6th October, a day will be dedicated to celebrating the species of Solomon Islands. The day is being led by Ecological Solutions Solomon Islands, in...
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Call for Nominations/Expressions of Interest for CEESP Regional Vice Chair(s) for Oceania
10.08.2017The Chairs of CEESP seek nominations/expressions of interest for the position of Regional Vice Chair in Oceania. Candidates for the Regional Vice Chair should preferably be familiar with both CEESP and the Oceania region, and be committed to working cross-...
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Fiji Terrestrial Protected Areas Legal Review process: Community consultation and engagement
06.07.2017In 2007, the Government of the Republic of Fiji as a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) endorsed the review and reform of laws, policies and institutional arrangements related to terrestrial protected area networks....
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Wilderness areas are fast declining and World Heritage can protect them, says IUCN report
26.06.2017New guidance launched today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) urges the World Heritage Convention to better conserve wilderness areas, and large landscapes and seascapes, as they are increasingly threatened, including by climate...
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Mexican World Heritage site is in danger as vaquita faces extinction, according to IUCN
08.06.2017The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recommends in-danger status for Mexico’s World Heritage-listed Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, after a mission confirmed the vaquita – the smallest and most endangered species of...
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Overfishing, reef decline threaten greater Caribbean and Pacific island fisheries – IUCN reports
08.06.2017Gland, Switzerland, 8 June 2017 (IUCN) – Overfishing and the degradation of coral reefs across the Caribbean and Pacific islands are pushing many fish, including food sources like tunas and groupers, towards extinction, according to two regional Red List...
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IUCN says Ivorian park should come off World Heritage ‘danger list’ as chimps make comeback
02.06.2017The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recommends withdrawing in-danger status from Comoé National Park in Côte d’Ivoire after seeing chimps and elephants return to the park. IUCN also recommends the Landscapes of Dauria in Russia and...
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IUCN recommends listing key habitats for species conservation as World Heritage
19.05.2017The advisory body on natural World Heritage, IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, recommends World Heritage status for three sites nominated for their outstanding natural value. IUCN also recommends danger-listing for the Cerrado Protected...
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