News | 09 Jul, 2024
Recovery of the Iberian lynx: A conservation success in Spain
In a combined effort to protect Mediterranean biodiversity, the recovery of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus
News | 05 Jul, 2024
Historic achievement: IUCN Species Survival Commission recognised with Guinness World Records Title
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) proudly announces that Guinness World Records® has recognised it as the “largest volunteer conservation-science network.”
Press release | 27 Jun, 2024
Bornean elephant Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 27 June 2024 (IUCN) –The Bornean elephant has been assessed as Endangered, due to threats from human activities, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The update also reveals that invasive snakes are driving endemic reptiles on the…
Story | 27 Jun, 2024
Borneo elephants now classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List is a barometer of the world’s biodiversity. It is used by governments, conservation organisations, academics and planners to inform and catalyse action for species conservation. Currently, over 163,000 species of animals, fungi, and plants are included on the Red List, 28% of…
Press release | 20 Jun, 2024
Iberian lynx rebounding thanks to conservation action - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 20 June 2024 (IUCN) – The Iberian Lynx has improved from Endangered to Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, continuing its dramatic recovery from near extinction thanks to sustained conservation efforts.
Story | 19 Jun, 2024
Investing for Ocean Impact podcast, Season 3: Deep Sea Mining
The ocean’s seabed harbours a range of mineral reserves containing valuable metals and compounds. But under international law these resources have been designated “the common heritage of mankind”, a designation backed up by the body responsible for both preserving and allowing their use, the…
Story | 07 Jun, 2024
IUCN, the official advisory body on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, recommends the addition of four new sites to the prestigious World Heritage List for their outstanding natural value in Brazil, China, France and the UK. IUCN also recommends the extension of an existing serial site…
Story | 31 May, 2024
On this 20th anniversary of World Parrot Day, we continue to celebrate the incredible beauty, diversity, and ecological importance of parrots with the announcement of the creation of the IUCN SSC Wild Parrot Specialist Group (WPaSG).
News | 21 May, 2024
On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) published its Advisory Opinion in response to t
Story | 14 May, 2024
The event was organized by the School of Sustainability and Law, National Law University, Meghalaya in Shillong, in association with IUCN WCEL Task Force on Rights of Nature.