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Position paper 2026CMS COP15 is a key opportunity to underscore the vital importance of conserving species and the essential roles they play in sustaining ecosystems and life on Earth. IUCN calls on CMS Parties to take… -
Grey literature 2026Africa’s drylands and grasslands face a tight knot of problems: recurrent droughts and erratic rains, depleted soils and vegetation, drying water points, blocked livestock corridors, and unclear… -
Policy brief 2026The High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), will convene in July at the UN in New York under the theme “Transformative, equitable, innovative and coordinated actions for the… -
Information brief 2026Adopted by acclamation in the Southwest Papua Province, Sorong, Republic of Indonesia, on 13th of February 2026, as a South-South High-Level Declaration to accelerate the development of Regenerative… -
Information brief 2026This brief synthesizes the discussions and key developments from the first meeting and outlines the anticipated agenda of the forthcoming second expert meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental… -
Policy brief 2026The management and governance of land, water, coastal and marine ecosystems is complex and dynamic by nature and requests a holistic approach. This briefing elaborates on the governance instruments… -
Policy brief 2026The global water cycle is experiencing unprecedented, potentially irreversible disruption driven by climate change, competition for fresh water and human mismanagement. The 2026 UN Water Conference… -
Jointly publishedThe IUCN approach to setting robust targets and implementing rapid, verifiable actions for species and ecosystems -
Position paper 2026IUCN presents views and recommendations for selected CBD SBI-6 agenda items
