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October 14, 2025 12:12 PM
The world is falling far behind a global goal to reverse deforestation by 2030, with losses being largely driven by agricultural expansion and forest fires, according to the 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment. The report said the world permanently lost 8.1 million hectares (20 million acres) of for...
October 13, 2025 4:20 PM
Climate change has emerged as the single greatest threat to the world’s natural World Heritage sites, affecting nearly half of them, according to the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4 released at the IUCN Congress in Abu Dhabi. The report warns that 43% of natural sites now face severe climate-relat...
October 13, 2025 3:46 PM
Climate change now threatens nearly half of the world’s natural World Heritage sites, overtaking all other pressures, according to the IUCN World Heritage Outlook 4 released at the IUCN Congress in Abu Dhabi. The report finds that 43% of sites face severe climate threats, while invasive alien spec...
October 13, 2025 12:33 PM
Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first “tipping point” in climate-driven ecosystem collapse. The warning in the Global Tipping Points repo...
October 12, 2025 10:07 AM
The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) presented 13 rangers and ranger teams with the 2025 International Ranger Awards, recognizing their exceptional courage and dedication to nature conservation. The awards celebrate the resilience and perseverance of rangers who protect forests and...
October 11, 2025 1:06 PM
Armenia has become the newest State Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the announcement, made during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, underscores Armenia’s growing commitment to advancing biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. ...
October 10, 2025 6:01 PM
Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh led India’s intervention at a high-level roundtable with IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak during the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi. The session focused on nature-based solutions for climat...
October 10, 2025 3:05 PM
The Delhi Declaration on Local Action for Global Climate Goals emerged as the central outcome of the first ARISE Cities Forum 2025, setting the tone for urban climate leadership at the upcoming COP30. Adopted in New Delhi on October 9, the declaration brings together cities and local governments fro...
October 10, 2025 10:09 AM
An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday morning, the country's seismology agency said, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to move to higher ground. The Phivolcs agency warned of damage and aftershoc...
October 6, 2025 3:33 PM
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday ordered urgent relief efforts after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain and storms hit 16 provinces over the past week, killing 12 people and affecting more than 100,000 households. The Interior Ministry said the floods inundated parts of north...
