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IUCN faces historic vote on fossil fuels as Congress opens in Abu Dhabi

As the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress opened on Thursday, October 9, 2025, Members are preparing to vote on...

Four giraffe species officially recognised in major IUCN conservation reclassification

A groundbreaking assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal as a single species. The taxonomic...

Report: Poaching of African rhinos down – but drought and other threats drive losses globally

Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and policy shifts, posing...

ICJ case: States have a legal obligation to fight climate change – IUCN

Legal experts with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) argued at the recently held International Court of Justice (ICJ) climate hearings that...

A third of sharks, rays, chimaeras threatened with extinction – Report

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a report, "Global Status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras", that highlights new knowledge compiled by...

How are Ghana’s mangrove forests doing?

Ghana’s wealth of biodiversity resources includes mangroves. Both red and white mangroves are found along the coasts and estuaries throughout the country’s coastal stretch...

NCF, IUCN explore measures to rescue Nigeria’s last wildcats

As human-wildlife conflicts, poaching, illegal grazing, and logging persists, and endangered species are left at the brink of extirpation or extinction, stakeholders are devising...

IUCN partners National Park Service on biodiversity

The Conservator-General (CG), National Park Service, Ibrahim Goni, has expressed satisfaction on its partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)...

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Stakeholders cushion climate change impact with clean cooking technologies 

Stakeholders have stepped up efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change through sensitisation and demonstration of clean cooking...
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Young advocate empowers corp members with climate literacy skills

Young climate advocate, Tolulope Gbenro, in partnership with Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), organised a corp climate literacy...

Aid cuts push 1.2m in Northeast Nigeria deeper into hunger, WFP warns

The World Food Programme (WFP) says aid cuts have pushed at least 1.2 million people in Northeast Nigeria deeper...

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Stakeholders cushion climate change impact with clean cooking technologies 

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Young advocate empowers corp members with climate literacy skills

Young climate advocate, Tolulope Gbenro, in partnership with Brain...
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