International Union for Conservation of Nature Current Affairs, GK & News
Update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
As per an update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the destruction of wetlands is causing the decline of dragonflies across the world. Highlights Number of species at risk of extinction in the Red List of IUCN has exceeded 40,000 for the first time. Their decline is due to widespread loss of swamps, marshes, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN Red List • Update of IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
IUCN Report: Conflict and Conservation
The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently released a report called the “Nature in a Globalised World: Conflict and Conservation”. The report focuses on complex relationships between nature and armed conflict. The main objective of the report was to bring nature conservation into the mainstream of economic and political decision making. The report has ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Biodiversity hotspot • Conflict • Endangered • Himalayas • International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN • Wars • Wildlife
Blue Nature Alliance- Global Marine initiative
The Blue Nature Alliance is a global partnership of five core partners and few other Non-Profit Organisations. The core partners are Conservation International, The Global Environment Facility, the Pew Charitable Trusts, Minderoo Foundation and Rob and Melani Walton Foundation. The Blue Alliance was launched on April 20, 2021. Objective The alliance aims to protect 5% ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: International Union for Conservation of Nature • Marine pollution • Protected areas • United Nations Environment Programme
India’s Sandalwood trees facing serious threats from Sandalwood Spike Disease
The Sandalwood Spike Disease (SSD) has infected several aromatic sandalwood trees in Kerala and Karnataka. This was founded based on the study by Institute of Wood Science and Technology. Highlights According to the study, the sandalwood trees in Marayoor forests of Kerala and several other forest regions in Karnataka are heavily infected with SSD. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN • IUCN Red List • sandalwood • Sandalwood Spike Disease
IUCN Asia Regional Conservation Forum begins in Pakistan
The 7th International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Asia Regional Conservation Forum , one of Asia’s most important nature conservation events – Started on 14 Nov. Under the theme of “Greening Asia for Nature and People”, the forum will focus on themes related to nature-based solutions to address societal challenges. The Forum was inaugurated ..
Topics: Environmental conservation • International Union for Conservation of Nature • Natural environment • Nature • Organizations • Society for Conservation Biology
IUCN adds more than 7,000 to its Red List
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to its endangered Red List. IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species shows that more and more species assessed are being threatened with extinction. It also warned against mankind’s destruction of nature that is driving species to brink of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: False Shark Ra • International Union for Conservation of Nature • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • Most Imperilled Marine Families on Earth • Species Extiction • Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020)