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IUCN Congress

We are celebrating landmark conservation decisions advancing global policy on ecological integrity, wildlife pet trade, synthetic biology, environmental crime, and One Health.

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New Coral Strategy

Coral reefs are at risk but not lost. Our new 2025–2030 Coral Reef Conservation Strategy focuses our global ambition for the next 5 years on high integrity climate-resilient coral reefs.

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Forest Conservation

In Papua New Guinea’s Eastern Highlands, five clans have come together to formally protect 2,000 hectares of ancestral forest. Indigenous communities leading conservation.

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WCS Impact Report

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October 14, 2025 | NPR

Synthetic Biology

There's a tendency to react to new technology with fear, says WCS's Dr. Susan Lieberman. At the IUCN Congress, we hailed the adoption of Motion 87, which instead establishes a responsible, science-based policy framework on synthetic biology.

September 30, 2025 | PBS Nature

Stopping Deforestation

Can global south countries break free from the deforestation trap? A novel financing initiative called the Tropical Forest Forever Facility could help, writes Garo Batmanian and WCS's Dan Zarin.

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