Story | 03 Feb, 2023
Living in Harmony with Nature - Application of Nature-based Solutions in the Meghna river basin
A film produced by IUCN on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) [1] in the Meghna river basin showcases the various ecosystem services it provides, and highlights community- and government-led efforts to address climate, water and food security…
Story | 01 Feb, 2023
SADC TFCA Financing Facility - stories from the front lines
The year 2022 brought hope for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since the establishment of the Facility in 2020, travel opened up across borders, increasing momentum for the implementation of projects in Transfrontier Conservation Areas, including the TFCA Financing…
Blog | 31 Jan, 2023
TREPA project steering committee meets to review progress and plan for the quarter ahead
31-01-2023- Kigali, Rwanda – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the accredited entity of TREPA project to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment have today hosted the second project steering committee meeting of Transforming…
News | 30 Jan, 2023
Increasing resilience of cities in Thailand through Nature-based Solutions
A project aimed to increase resilience of urban areas in Thailand officially launched on 17 January, with a kick-off event held in Bangkok. IUCN (The International Union for…
IUCN Statement | 19 Dec, 2022
IUCN welcomes the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) in Montreal, Canada on 19 December 2022 after four long years of negotiations. We congratulate the Chinese Presidency, Canadian hosts and the CBD secretariat for their…
Press release | 16 Dec, 2022
Sports organisations commit to safeguard nature under new framework
Montreal, Canada, 16 December 2022 – More than twenty sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a founding partner, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Framework today. Signatories pledge to adhere to…
News | 12 Dec, 2022
New IUCN report: To fulfil its promise, circular economy must take biodiversity into account
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – A new report issued by IUCN Europe examines links and policy gaps between circular economy concepts and biodiversity. It finds that the circular economy has important potential benefits for nature, but needs to be integrated more closely with…
Story | 10 Dec, 2022
The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Environmental Human Rights defenders, including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, women and youth, continue to shape global discussions and actions to address the climate and biodiversity crisis. As front-line defenders against environmental degradation, their activism contributes…
Commission statement | 2000
IUCN Commission Statement on sustainable use of wild living resources
Resolution 1.39 ‘Sustainable Use Initiative’ adopted by the 1st Session of the IUCN World Conservation Congress (October 2000), requested the Species Survival Commission to develop urgently a short guidance on sustainable use.
"Conservation of biological diversity is central to the…
Jointly published | 2021
In rangelands and grasslands, land degradation has an immediate and local impact by disrupting ecosystems from functioning, threatening livelihoods and negatively affecting social cohesion. It also threatens productivity while dovetailing with the threats of climate change in these ecologically…