Tag: IUCN
Marine Pollution; Shipwrecks at Risk of Spilling 6 Billion Gallon Oil
Marine pollution from sunken vessels is predicted to reach its highest level this decade, with over 8,500 shipwrecks at risk of leaking approximately 6 billion gallons of oil, according to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Restoration Barometre; A Big Hope for Restoration of Degraded Landscape
Fourteen million hectares of degraded landscapes, an area about the size of Greece, have come under restoration with an investment of 26...
More Species Threatened Than in Red List
The number of threatened species is much higher than reflected in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and...
Coral Reefs Fast Collapsing; Need Urgent Intervention
The coral reefs of the Western Indian Ocean are at high risk of collapse within the next five decades because of much ocean warming...
Declining Dragonflies As Water Bodies Lost
Dragonflies the world over are in a decline with the destruction of wetlands, according to the first global assessment of these species by the...
Shark, Ray Population On A Decline
The world's sharks and rays have seen declines in their populations since 2014 and more of them are now threatened with extinction, said a...
