The France–IUCN Partnership  

The Partnership supports the large-scale deployment of Nature-based Solutions through the IUCN Global Standard, recognized as an international benchmark since 2020. This programme aims to ensure the quality of projects, accelerate knowledge sharing, strengthen collective learning, and measure the impact of initiatives.

This programme promotes agroecological approaches as key levers for the sustainable restoration of productive landscapes, particularly in Africa. It fosters dialogue between agriculture and conservation, develops decision-support tools, mobilizes public and private investment, and informs agricultural and environmental policies. By strengthening the resilience of food systems, it contributes to reconciling agriculture, climate, and biodiversity. 

The Partnership contributes to the sustainable governance of oceans and the protection of marine ecosystems, including the high seas. It supports innovative initiatives for a regenerative blue economy that creates economic value while restoring ecosystems and strengthening the resilience of coastal communities. Through the IUCN Green List Standard, it enhances the quality of management and governance of marine protected areas (MPAs), drawing in particular on French experience in overseas territories and promoting regional cooperation. Finally, the Partnership supports the ratification and future implementation of the BBNJ Treaty on the protection of high seas biodiversity. 

This programme aims to strengthen the role of biodiversity in national and international decision-making processes. It supports the strategic partnership between IUCN and IPBES, contributes to the development of international biodiversity standards within ISO, and promotes natural capital assessment to inform economic choices. It also includes the development of the IUCN Academy, designed to train and support conservation actors worldwide.