Grey literature | 2023
Nature (covering the water, biodiversity, soil/land, and air/climate realms) continues to decline with significant negative impacts on society. Businesses need to understand their impacts and dependencies on nature, manage their nature-related risks and embed the value of nature into their…
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. Open to all, it is used by governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, businesses and individuals.
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Since 1972, IUCN is the official advisor on nature under the World Heritage Convention. The Convention is known as "the most widely accepted international conservation treaty in human history”, ratified today by 195 States Parties. Natural World Heritage sites conserve the planet’s most…
Story | 31 Jan, 2022
An interview with Quantis, EA, and IUCN, some of the people behind the the Plastic Leak Project (PLP). They discuss how growing urgency and awareness around the issue of plastic leakage into the environment is driving companies and public authorities to make bold commitments to reduce their…
Story | 28 Jan, 2022
Growing floating rice in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta provides increased financial returns to farmers
A pilot study on 93 hectares around the Lang Sen Wetlands Nature Reserve found that there is a high potential to further scale-up flood-based agriculture to provide economic benefits to farmers, while simultaneously decreasing negative…
Blog | 28 Jan, 2022
Government of Rwanda and IUCN sign Host Country Agreement
The Government of Rwanda has recently signed a Host Country Agreement with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to support national development in matters related to environment and conservation.
Story | 21 Jan, 2022
Meet the Hoverflies experts: Gunilla Ståhls
This is the eighth in a series of interviews with the network of Experts involved in developing the IUCN’s European Red List (ERL) of Hoverflies. The project aims to assess the extinction risk of hoverfly species across Europe, and will contribute to guiding decisions and conservation action for…
Story | 20 Jan, 2022
The Government of Rwanda through its Ministry of Environment has unveiled three former African Heads of State as patrons for the upcoming inaugural IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC).
Story | 10 Jan, 2022
Bangkok, Thailand, 13 December 2021: Siam City Cement Group (SCCC Group) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) extended their partnership for another three years at a signing…
Story | 14 Dec, 2021
'Optimising Energy and Empowering Nature’ event underscores need for collaboration across sectors
Brussels, Belgium -- A radical alliance is needed between the conservation and energy sectors to meet the growing demand for renewable energy and related grid infrastructure, according to the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), International Union for Conservation of…