The living planet: Full coverage of 2021 biodiversity meet

The living planet: Full coverage of 2021 biodiversity meet

A 5-part series on the World Conservation Congress held by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) from September 3-11 in Marseille, France

Ahead of biodiversity meet, study finds amphibians face highest risk of extinction


A sizeable 44 per cent of global agricultural lands posing the greatest danger to amphibians
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Ahead of IUCN event, IFAD calls for more investment to protect biodiversity


IFAD president says protecting biodiversity is crucial to fight hunger, ahead of IUCN event in Marseille
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Over 900 species of animals have become extinct according to latest IUCN Red List


Some 37 per cent of sharks and rays threatened with extinction; Komodo dragon now listed as endangered
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Mesoamerica, origin of several global crops, faces floristic biodiversity loss: Study


Mesoamerica is seeing a decline in the wild relatives of potatoes, beans, squash and maize due to loss of wild spaces and mechanisation of agriculture
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Give rivers their rights, activists tell IUCN World Conservation Congress


Only 37% of rivers longer than 1,000 km still flow freely due to dams being built on them
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