The Freshwater Specialist Group conducts research, conservation, and outreach to ensure the diversity of Earth’s freshwater ecosystems are represented in the global protected area network so their ...
This Plan of Action has been developed by WCPA/Marine and partners around the world as a result of an extensive consultation process. It describes the added value that WCPA/Marine brings to the global ...
In rangelands and grasslands, land degradation has an immediate and local impact by disrupting ecosystems from functioning, threatening livelihoods and negatively affecting social cohesion. It also ...
This critical funding will support the first wave of actions for PODONG, a groundbreaking initiative focused on catalysing conservation action led by Indigenous Peoples and creating a path for ...
A new report from IUCN’s Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) highlights a decade of transformative efforts to protect one of the world’s most iconic species. Today at the Sixteenth ...
IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) during the High Level Segment on 20 November 2024. Read the full ...
Malaga, Spain, November 5, 2024 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med), Huawei Spain, and Sierra Nevada Natural Area joined forces ...
The IUCN Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) provides a systematic procedure to check IUCN projects for potential adverse environmental and social impacts. Its purpose is to ensure that ...
To give structure to the plethora of IUCN tools and methodologies that can be applied in urban ecosystems, IUCN has developed the IUCN Urban Toolbox, a catalogue of knowledge products on urban ...
The "Zero Draft" text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment is summarised here in English, French, and Portuguese. These summaries ...
The main priority of the Chair and the SSC office is to provide support and leadership to the extensive global network to help stimulate conservation action on the ground. Any requests for additional ...