Abu Dhabi, 4 October 2024 (IUCN SSC) – The Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) will be hosting the Fifth SSC Leaders’ Meeting in Abu Dhabi, between 25 and 28 October 2024…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Red List of Threatened Species - the world’s most comprehensive source of information on the conservation status of animal, fungus and plant species – at CBD COP16 in Colombia.
Active Volcanoes. Vast Deserts. Underwater Caves. On this International Geodiversity Day (6 October), IUCN puts the spotlight on just a few of the remarkable examples of geodiversity on Earth. Geodiversity refers to the variety of geological and physical elements of nature, such as minerals,…
As the IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North and Central Asia comes to a close, Members and experts look forward to the IUCN World Conservation Congress in 2025 and shaping ambitious conservation progress in the coming years.
From 21 October to 1 November, IUCN will host over 40 official side events and a rich programme of events taking place in the IUCN pavilion in the Blue Zone, under the banner “Unite for Nature, Home of Union”.
The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), is scheduled to take place from 25 November to 1 December 2024 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center…
Over the course of three days, IUCN Members, Commission experts and IUCN Secretariat from two Statutory Regions—West Europe, and East Europe, North and Central Asia—gathered at the…