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Director General speeches and statements

IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle reiterates the Union’s call to increase investment in nature at the IUCN Congress in Marseille, France, September 2021
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IUCN Director General’s statement for the UN Biodiversity Conference

Biodiversity continues to decline at unprecedented rates. The resulting global loss of life and…

People stranded in the flood of Bihar, India.
DG Statement
IUCN Director General’s statement on the recent extreme weather events and clima...

We are facing a summer of extremes. Devastating floods have inundated Germany, Belgium, China,…

a meadow with wildflowers
DG Statement
IUCN Director General's Statement for World Environment Day

Now is the time to rebuild what we have lost. The restoration of our scarred land and seascapes…

IUCN Director General at P4G Summit 2021
DG Statement
IUCN Director General's statement to P4G Seoul Summit

In his statement to the 2021 P4G Seoul Summit, held from May 30 to May 31, IUCN Director General…

Cape Tribulation, Daintree National Park, Australia
DG Statement
IUCN Director General’s Statement for International Day for Biological Diversity

We mark this year's International Day for Biological Diversity at a time of upheaval, in…

IUCN Director General at UNGA 2020
DG Statement
IUCN Director General's statement to UN Biodiversity Summit

In his statement "Addressing biodiversity loss and mainstreaming biodiversity for…