Story | 05 Feb, 2021
IUCN SSC mourns the loss of Jeremy Mallinson
We join the international conservation community in mourning the loss of Jeremy Mallinson OBE, who served for decades on the Strategic Committee of the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group.
Story | 01 Feb, 2021
Each year, the international community celebrates World Wetlands Day on the 2nd February, a day to put a spotlight on the state of our wetlands globally. Organised by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the 2021 theme focuses on the intrinsic link…
Story | 28 Jan, 2021
IUCN SSC mourns the loss of Phillip Bishop, leading amphibian conservationist, who passed away on 23rd January 2021.
Story | 19 Jan, 2021
Indianapolis, 19 January 2021 — First of its kind Global Center will connect thousands of wildlife conservation experts around the world
Story | 18 Jan, 2021
Reverse the Red Webinar Series and the IUCN One Programme
January 26th, 8AM EST
Story | 21 Dec, 2020
From Snares to Wares… Converting youth into conservation craftsmen
A new project in Uganda, the Snares to Wares initiative is transforming one of the most dangerous and problematic poaching weapons into inspiring pieces of art. The initiative supported by IUCN Save Our Species and co-funded by the European Union is working with youth and converted poachers, who…
Story | 17 Dec, 2020
“Operación Atacama”, the Recovery of Trafficked Threatened Cacti
For over a year, the IUCN SSC Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group (CSSG), Associazione per la Biodiversitá e la sua Conservazione (Italy) and Universidad de Concepción (Chile) have collaborated with Italian and Chilean authorities in…
Story | 17 Dec, 2020
Establishment of the Global Gibbon Network Initiative
The following statement was announced by Dr Jane Smart, Global Director of the Biodiversity Conservation Group and Director of the Global Species Programme at IUCN, at the fifth Anniversary Celebration of International Gibbon Day on Saturday 24 October 2020. The event was held in Haikou, Hainan…
Story | 15 Dec, 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15th December 2020 — The Center will act as a regional support hub for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, to IUCN conservation planning and to mobilizing species recovery action.
Press release | 10 Dec, 2020
European bison recovering, 31 species declared Extinct – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 10 December 2020 (IUCN) – The European bison (Bison bonasus), Europe’s largest land mammal, has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened thanks to continued conservation efforts, according to today’s update of the IUCN…