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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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Get ready to discover why the most iconic things are not things. Follow us on Instagram and stay tuned if you want to know more. 28.10.2024 #IconicSpecies @iucn_congress instagram.com/iucnred_list

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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 shorturl.at/JXsvd #COP16Colombia

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

shorturl.at/JXsvd #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 shorturl.at/JXsvd #COP16Colombia

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 shorturl.at/JXsvd #COP16Colombia
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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. shorturl.at/JXsvd #COP16Colombia

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.

shorturl.at/JXsvd

#COP16Colombia
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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. shorturl.at/JXsvd

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.

shorturl.at/JXsvd
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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. bit.ly/3AEBJLq

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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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. bit.ly/3AEBJLq #COP29

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.

bit.ly/3AEBJLq #COP29
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#Climate change remains the leading threat to reef-building corals, according to an assessment released at #COP29. The latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ update found that forty-four per cent are at risk of extinction. bit.ly/3AEBJLq

#Climate change remains the leading threat to reef-building corals, according to an assessment released at #COP29.

The latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ update found that forty-four per cent are at risk of extinction.

bit.ly/3AEBJLq
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New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970. The analysis published in Science Magazine reveals that overfishing has caused populations of sharks, rays, and chimaeras to decline by more than 50%. Learn more bit.ly/3Bb9moq IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group

New study finds overfishing has halved shark and ray populations since 1970.  The analysis published in <a href="/ScienceMagazine/">Science Magazine</a> reveals that overfishing has caused populations of sharks, rays, and chimaeras to decline by more than 50%. 

Learn more bit.ly/3Bb9moq

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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. bit.ly/4adwI9N

BREAKING NEWS: One quarter of freshwater animals at risk of extinction - IUCN Red List

The analysis published in <a href="/Nature/">nature</a> is the largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date.

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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. bit.ly/4adwI9N

Pollution, mainly from agriculture and forestry, impacts over half of all threatened freshwater animals, according to a new analysis published in <a href="/Nature/">nature</a>.

Dam construction and invasive alien species were among the other threats found in the study. bit.ly/4adwI9N
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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 bit.ly/4adwI9N

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 bit.ly/4adwI9N
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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. bit.ly/4adwI9N

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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Wetlands are crucial for clean water, flood control, ecosystem diversity & the overall health of the planet. Help protect wetlands by supporting the Red List tinyurl.com/iconicspecies #Worldwetlandsday #iconicspecies

Wetlands are crucial for clean water, flood control, ecosystem diversity &amp; the overall health of the planet.

Help protect wetlands by supporting the Red List tinyurl.com/iconicspecies

#Worldwetlandsday #iconicspecies
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📢NEWS: Minderoo Foundation 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 shorturl.at/F6eNz

📢NEWS: <a href="/minderoo/">Minderoo Foundation</a> 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 shorturl.at/F6eNz
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Young people are driving change in #conservation but need more opportunities and support to get there. Join the next IUCN Save Our Species webinar to learn how they’ve built careers, overcome challenges, and found opportunities to make an impact. Register now: shorturl.at/NV09S

Young people are driving change in #conservation but need more opportunities and support to get there.

Join the next <a href="/IUCNsos/">IUCN Save Our Species</a> webinar to learn how they’ve built careers, overcome challenges, and found opportunities to make an impact.

Register now: shorturl.at/NV09S
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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. rb.gy/9yhfs8

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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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 rb.gy/9yhfs8

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 rb.gy/9yhfs8
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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 rb.gy/9yhfs8

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 rb.gy/9yhfs8
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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 rb.gy/9yhfs8

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 rb.gy/9yhfs8