Tag: IUCN

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Protecting Nature or Re-engineering It? The IUCN’s Defining Choice

Published: 07-10-2025

As the IUCN World Conservation Congress opens in Abu Dhabi, members face a pivotal choice between embracing genetic engineering as a conservation tool or pausing to apply the precautionary principle to these rapidly advancing technologies.

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Synthetic Biology and the Reframing of Nature Conservation

Published: 01-05-2025

As the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) begins its formal deliberations on synthetic biology applications, we find ourselves in a critical window where governance frameworks around the use […]