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Mapping equitable, effective paths to achieving 30x30

Cover photo: Between 1956-2009, the number of breeding pairs of African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) plummeted by more than 80%. Established in 1982 as part of the Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa, the Boulders Penguin Colony now supports around 3,000 birds - and 60,000 human visitors - each year! (Photo: Charlie Tokeley/IUCN PCA)

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StoryMaps - winners announced!

Esri and IUCN are honoured to announce the winner of the special IUCN Indigenous Peoples Governance and Rights Award of the 2023 ArcGIS StoryMaps Competition, which goes to Living Territories Stories of Territorial Justice from Colombia.
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Act30 - for fair & effective conservation

Launched at COP28 by IUCN, IIFB and Esri, #act30 brings together a wide network of scientific experts and Indigenous peoples’ representatives to help governments chart an effective and fair route to conserving their countries' biodiverse areas.
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Green List - inaugural forum drives ambition

Bringing together almost 120 protected area specialists from across the globe, the inaugural Green List Forum held in Cape Town, South Africa, gathered momentum behind just, effective conservation in 1,000 protected and conserved areas by 2030.
The IUCN Green List
The path to protect 30x30

We're committed to supporting nations around the world to achieve Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and with it, to conserve 30% of the world's ecosystems by 2030.
Act30 in the Mediterranean - IUCN Launches Ambitious Act30 Initiative for Inclusive Conservation in the region
 

The Act30 initiative aims to spearhead inclusive conservation action, striving for a minimum of 30% conservation to ensure our planet’s fair and effective environmental protection.
 
Read about the launch
Why should we protect and recognise natural areas?

Zornitza Aguilar M., Senior Officer of Protected & Conserved Areas at IUCN SUR, tells us why - and how - to act.
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Can you spot it? New lizard species discovered in Lao PDR

The new lizard species was discovered in a Karst landscape harbouring IUCN Green List Sites.
Meet the Laodracon carsticola
What counts? - Ensuring effective conservation

Through the IUCN Green List Standard, the global benchmark for Protected and Conserved Areas governance and management, we are working to ensure that 30x30 means real and effective achievement of conservation goals.
IUCN Director General appoints the IUCN Green List Panel
 

The newly-appointed Chair and Members embody the global impact of the IUCN Green List Standard, which currently includes more than 600 sites in nearly 60 countries.

 
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For advancing the IUCN Green List Standard in Brazil

IUCN presented the value and potential of the Green List Standard during the Brazilian Seminar on Protected Areas and Social Inclusion.
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For marine conservation in the Western Indian Ocean

The workshop drew together diverse partners, who together delved into discussions focused on marine conservation and MPA management.
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For transboundary conservation in Central Asia

Resource-use, nature tourism, environmental peacebuilding, & the role of local communities in conservation were among the topics discussed.
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Who counts? - People at the centre of conservation

As important as 'what counts', is 'who counts'. We are working to put people at the centre of conservation through supporting Indigenous peoples and local communities to lead and benefit from 30x30.
 
Podong Indigenous Peoples Initiative launched at COP28
 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature, International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB), and IUCN Indigenous Peoples Organisations (IPO) members launched the Podong Indigenous Peoples Initiative at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28).
 
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Voices of Change - Fiji

BIOPAMA grantee Jone Brian Niukula, of the National Trust of Fiji Islands, talks of how they have boosted the capacity of community members: 'our community members are major stakeholders in our project sites...'
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Voices and Choices in conservation for 30x30 target

Watch our recent webinar to explore the role of Indigenous peoples (IP) and local communities (LC) as key actors to implement and achieve local, fair and effective conservation efforts.
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Hot off the Press
Losing Ground

A new study, released at COP28 in Dubai, spotlights fossil fuel expansion threats to protected areas around the globe and calls for a global moratorium on all fossil fuel development and expansion — as well as a phase-down of current fossil fuel infrastructure — in the world’s protected areas.
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Events and Getting Involved
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World Wilderness Congress

Join IUCN WCPA at the 12th World Wilderness Congress to be held in Rapid City, South Dakota from August 25-31, 2024.
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