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Unlocking Blockchain with the IUCN Green List Dynamic Token

February 28, 2024
The need for efficiency in conservation project finance administration demands innovative solutions. Enter the development of the IUCN Green List Dynamic Token (GLDT), a blockchain-based tool that aims to strengthen funding mechanisms for Protected and Conserved Areas (PCAs).

IUCN Champions Nature at COP28  

Nature received unprecedented attention throughout the Conference in Dubai, building historic momentum for addressing the interlinked climate and biodiversity crises in an integrated and inclusive way.

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IUCN Photo Library / © Johannes Roesler Dr Kenton Miller, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (1976 - 1983 and 2000 - 2004) used studies from Chile, Cuba and Costa Rica (pictured above) to develop the first IUCN protected area management categories in 1978.

Seventy five years of experience

IUCN Photo Library / © Johannes Roesler Dr Kenton Miller, Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (1976 – 1983 and 2000 – 2004) used studies from Chile, Cuba and Costa Rica (pictured above) to develop the first IUCN protected area management categories in 1978. Founded in 1948,

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Here’s to the GBF’s first trip around the sun

As we bid farewell to 2023, we find ourselves marking the first anniversary of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Amidst the achievements since its adoption, it seems clear that the year ahead will need accelerated action towards implementation. Let’s embark on 2024 with New Year’s Resolutions, ensuring that the

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Marizilda Cruppe WWF; Members of the surveilance team of the Kanindé Ethno-Environmental Defense Association, Porto Velho, Rondônia State, Brazil

IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards

Developed through a collaboration between the IUCN WCPA, IUCN-US, the International Ranger Federation, Re:wild, and Conservation Allies, these awards, created in 2020, aim to highlight and felicitate the extraordinary work that rangers do in protected and conserved areas worldwide. Please find the Russian, Portuguese and Arabic announcement versions. We are pleased to let you know that

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