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The Tapanuli orangutan recently discovered on the Indonesia island of Sumatra has no more than 800 individuals and faces extinction. While new species of animals and plants are being discovered all the time, in…
Humanity’s relationship with nature has changed profoundly as civilization has evolved and societies have become increasingly urbanized and globalized. Our demand for natural resources and ecosystem services has…
Snow leopards have fascinated us on screen and, for a very lucky few, in the wild too. Yet changes to the environment threaten the livelihood of this stunning species. Climate change is together with human…
UN Environment is delighted to announce the appointment of British Broadcaster and Adventurer Ben Fogle as the UN’s new “Patron of the Wilderness”. This newly created role, which complements that of Lewis Pugh…
Nairobi, Kenya & New York: UN Environment and Discovery Communications today announced a dynamic multimedia partnership to raise further awareness about the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges and…
Many of us think we know tigers: these beautiful cats star in wildlife films and TV ads selling products from premium gasoline to sugar-coated breakfast cereal; from celebrated books, we know Mowgli’s enemy Shere…
With only 30 individuals left in the wild, the vaquita porpoise, the smallest of all marine mammals, could soon disappear completely. But the Government of Mexico is taking urgent action to bring the species back…
How long have sea turtles been around? Sea turtles have been around since dinosaurs roamed the earth, more than 100 million years! They’re air-breathing reptiles who inhabit tropical and subtropical ocean waters…
The theme for this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May is “sustainable tourism and biodiversity”. Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, is a large part of what makes tourist…
“Give Your Name – Change The Game: Wildlife Crime Just Got Personal” In the name of all the elephants, tigers, pangolins and other species facing extinction around the world, we are thrilled to announce today that…
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