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WEBIUCN works to help countries mainstream nature into economic decisions, including making the private sector part of the solution for people and nature. IUCN monitors the impacts of climate change on nature, and guides the conservation and restoration of ecosystems to help mitigate and adapt to it.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
WEBMeasuring recovery: The Green Status of Species. The IUCN Red List includes the IUCN Green Status of Species, which assesses the recovery of species’ populations and measures their conservation success.. There are eight Green Status Categories: Extinct in the Wild, Critically Depleted, Largely Depleted, Moderately Depleted, Slightly Depleted, Fully Recovered, Non-Depleted and Indeterminate.
Both African elephant species endangered and critically …
WEBGland, Switzerland, 25 March 2021 (IUCN) - Following population declines over several decades due to poaching for ivory and loss of habitat, the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is now listed as Critically Endangered and the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) as Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.Before today’s update, African elephants were ...
Protected areas and land use - IUCN
WEBAbout 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 Right to a Healthy Environment - IUCN
WEBOct 29, 2021 · By Yann Aguila - On October 8, 2021, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution recognizing the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as an important human right. While this right is already recognized in more than 150 national jurisdictions, its international recognition paves the way for its effective integration in international law and stronger ...
WEBs 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 ...
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WEBNE 2022HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICT • Wildlife can threaten people’s safety and livelihoods, which can lead to conflicts between groups of people over how to resolve the situation; experts call t. is ‘human-wildlife conflict’.• Human-wildlife conflicts are becoming more frequent, serious and widespread as human popul.
WEBt (SIA) and for preparing a SIA report. It is applicable for projects where the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) screening has identified a need. o assess social risk and impact issues. Its purpose is to identify and analyse potential adverse impacts and to ensure that the needs and conditions of people affected by a proposed ...
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