News | 24 May, 2024
On 22 May 2024, the International Day for Biodiversity, the Permanent Observer of IUCN to the United Nations, Dr Sofie Sandström Jaffe, presented her Letters of Credentials to the UN Secretary General H.E. Antonio Guterres.
External event
In Antigua and Barbuda, the international community will gather at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States to review Small Island Developing States’ (SIDS) sustainable development progress and propose a new decade of partnerships and solutions to supercharge their…
DG Statement | 22 May, 2024
IUCN Director General’s Statement for International Day for Biodiversity 2024
Biodiversity is the tapestry of life on which we all depend. We are capable, through positive action, of halting and reversing biodiversity loss. This International Day for Biodiversity reminds us of the need to protect Planet Earth, and IUCN reaffirms its commitment to Be part of the Plan…
News | 22 May, 2024
IUCN launches GSAP SKILLS - the Global Species Action Plan Online Knowledge Platform
22 May 2024, Nairobi - An important component of the Global Species Action Plan (GSAP), the Species Conservation Knowledge, Information, Learning…
Press release | 21 May, 2024
More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050, first global assessment finds
Gland, Switzerland, 22 May 2024 (IUCN) – More than half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse, according to the first global mangrove assessment for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Ecosystems.
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
Page | 22 May, 2024
Red List of Mangrove Ecosystems
This is the first global assessment of a full ecosystem functional group across the planet using the Red List of Ecosystems and raises concerns about the risk of collapse of mangrove ecosystems. Here is an overview of the results…
Issues brief
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.
News | 13 May, 2024
New Opportunity for Italy’s Protected Areas to Join IUCN's Green List
The Second IUCN Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Italy has been launched this April 10th in Rome, opening the doors for more Italian protected areas to apply to join IUCN’s green list.