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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animals, fungi and plants.
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📢🎉Great news as the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance announced a record level of USD 2.5 million investment in biodiversity data. This means that vital funds will be reinvested back into biodiversity datasets such as the IUCN Red List.
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The first Green Status assessment for the lion shows that it is Largely Depleted. The Green Status complements the IUCN Red List by providing a tool for assessing the recovery of species and measuring their #conservation success. Learn more
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Fungi form the very foundation of healthy ecosystems but threats such as #deforestation and agricultural expansion are driving a global decline. Over 1,000 of the world’s 155,000 known fungal #species have now been assessed the IUCN Red List. Learn more
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NEWS: Today’s IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ update reveals that frankincense trees face an increasing risk of #extinction. Learn more about the threats they face
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BREAKING NEWS: The number of #fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000. The latest update confirms that #deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban development are driving these species to decline worldwide.
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Young people are driving change in #conservation but need more opportunities and support to get there. Join the next @IUCNsos webinar to learn how they’ve built careers, overcome challenges, and found opportunities to make an impact. Register now:
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📢NEWS: @minderoo and IUCN to accelerate ocean #conservation with cutting-edge #eDNA tools. The collaboration will bring environmental DNA (eDNA) technology into the IUCN Red List, enhancing how we detect and assess marine species at risk.🦈. Learn more
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Wetlands are crucial for clean water, flood control, ecosystem diversity & the overall health of the planet. Help protect wetlands by supporting the Red List #Worldwetlandsday #iconicspecies
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Freshwater landscapes are home to 10% of all known species on Earth but a new IUCN co-authored study reveals 1/4 of freshwater animals at risk of extinction. It is the largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date.
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The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp species are at high risk of extinction. Learn more
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Pollution, mainly from agriculture and forestry, impacts over half of all threatened freshwater animals, according to a new analysis published in @Nature. Dam construction and invasive alien species were among the other threats found in the study.
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BREAKING NEWS: One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List. The analysis published in @Nature is the largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date.
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New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970. The analysis published in @ScienceMagazine reveals that overfishing has caused populations of sharks, rays, and chimaeras to decline by more than 50%. Learn more @IUCNShark
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A new global assessment covering all reef-building corals found 44% are at risk of extinction. Found in shallow, warm water habitats, #ClimateChange is their main threat. Discover what actions can save them in the latest IUCN Red List update. #COP29
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Breaking NEWS: Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of #extinction. Learn more in the latest update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ launched at #COP29.
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The first global tree assessment of reveals 38% of the world’s trees are at risk of #extinction. Learn more in the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ update.
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Trees are essential to support life on Earth, but did you know that more than one in tree species globally are at risk of #extinction?. Discover what can be done in the latest IUCN Red List update. #COP16Colombia
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The Western European hedgehog’s #conservation status has deteriorated, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List. Increasing human pressure such as agricultural intensification & urban development, are driving declines. Learn more #COP16Colombia
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BREAKING NEWS: More than one in three tree species worldwide faces #extinction - IUCN Red List . Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment. #COP16Colombia
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