The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med) participated in the Meeting of the Ecosystem Approach Correspondence Group on Monitoring (CORMON) Biodiversity and Fisheries, held in Athens on 7–8 April 2025.

IUCN has been granted observer status to the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), marking an important step forward in strengthening collaborative efforts for marine conservation in the Baltic Sea region. This achievement fulfils the commitment made by IUCN President Razan Al Mubarak during HELCOM's…

IUCN attended the Annual Conference of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, hosted at the Square in Brussels on April 1st. Centred on the theme "Exploring New Frontiers for Agri-Food System Transformation," the event brought…

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ now includes 169,420 species, of which 47,187 are threatened with extinction, according to the latest assessment

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council's 30th Session was held in Kingston, Jamaica, from March 17 to 28, bringing together State Members in the body mandated to organise and control activities in the international seabed area. The ongoing dialogue surrounding regulation of deep-sea…

The 25th Biennial Conference of the Society of Marine Mammalogy explored a 'culture' of marine conservation that combines innovative conservation strategies with traditional knowledge and human and animal culture. The event was a powerful reminder of the need to collaborate across disciplines…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has entered a partnership with Katjes, a German-based producer of vegan gummy candies, which will contribute to the completion of the first gl

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Spanish Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) have reaffirmed their joint commitment to advancing transformative policies and actions in support of…

A new conservation plan outlines measures to support the recovery of Copiapoa cacti, a highly threatened group of plants found only in Chile’s hyper-arid Atacama Desert. This plan is the result of a conservation-planning workshop led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)…