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These political, business, conservation and sustainable development leaders share their work, why it matters and how the IUCN Congress will contribute to further success.

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Cecilia Conde, General Coordinator of Adaptation to Climate Change at Mexico’s National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
28 Jun 2016
Mexico is using Ecosystem-based Adaptation as a pillar of climate change policy and practice, writes Cecilia Conde.
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
21 Jun 2016
Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) introduces a framework that ensures that all work to implement the CBD is gender responsive. 
Jen Morris, Chief Operating Officer at Conservation International
10 Jun 2016
Jen Morris, Chief Operating Officer at Conservation International, discusses successful mechanisms for funding biodiversity hotspot protection. 
Dr Kathryn Sullivan, NOAA
08 Jun 2016
Dr Kathryn Sullivan, head of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), discusses why partnerships and networks are key to ocean management and stewardship. 
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (CC BY 2.0)
06 Jun 2016
“Climate change discussions need to reflect and embrace the status and role of the world’s oceans,” say co-authors Dan Laffoley, Vice Chair, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, and John Baxter, leading marine conservation and climate change expert, in a new report that examines the impacts of ocean warming. 
Jane Goodall headshot
19 May 2016
Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace, and IUCN Patron of Nature talks about collaborative efforts to ensure the survival of chimpanzee populations around the world.
The effect of biocontrol on strawberry guava
18 May 2016
Reese Brand Phillips from the US Fish and Wildlife Service discusses the impacts of invasive alien species in Hawai'i and introduces new ways to addressing the problem.
Vicuna
12 May 2016
Benito A. González, Chairperson of the IUCN SSC South American Camelid Specialist Group discusses cultural and criminal aspects of vicuña poaching in Latin America
Ana Tiraa
29 Apr 2016
Ana Tiraa, Director of Climate Change Cook Islands and representative of Te Ipukarea Society, an IUCN Member, discusses nature’s role in successful climate adaptation and mitigation. 
Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe
26 Apr 2016
Nikita Lopoukhine, National Trustee and Chair of the Conservation Committee of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, discusses the role of protected areas in conservation 

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