Story | 14 Apr, 2021
First the Rhino, now the Elephant, what is next?
Could the Rule of Law be the solution?
In line with the African black rhinoceros, the African forest elephant is now listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The significant population decline over the past decades is not only caused by the loss of…
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
In 2020, with the financial support from the Coca Cola Foundation, IUCN Viet Nam has supported upstream communities in Mekong Delta to pilot some flood-based-livelihood models in support of water retention and adapt to climate change. These livelihood models are implemented in combination with…
Story | 13 Apr, 2021
New Marine Protected Areas MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) now open
The IUCN Programme on African Protected Areas & Conservation is launching a new MOOC on Marine protected areas (MPAs). This new course will complement other courses on protected areas already available, such as Protected areas management in Africa, Ecological…
Story | 12 Apr, 2021
The Sahel region is defined by steady rainfall, river systems and wetlands. It is host to dynamic, vibrant cultures and a myriad forms of governance for area-based conservation and agro-ecological systems. Hundreds of formal protected areas, and even more customarily conserved areas, lace the…
Story | 12 Apr, 2021
IUCN mourns the passing of HRH Prince Philip
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) expresses its profound sadness following the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and consort to HM Queen Elizabeth II, and offers sincere condolences to his family.
Story | 09 Apr, 2021
People in Nature: Understanding how communities use biodiversity
People in Nature provides an assessment framework to aid project development through an understanding of community uses of biodiversity
Story | 08 Apr, 2021
Announcing the 10 winners of the 2021 IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards
7 April 2021 saw the first edition of the new IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards felicitate their first 10 winners, in an online award ceremony. Awardees included Indigenous communities, pioneering women rangers, volunteer teams, and conservation veterans who have braved many hardships in…
Press release | 08 Apr, 2021
Transforming crop and timber production could reduce species extinction risk by 40%
Gland, Switzerland, 8 April 2021 (IUCN) – Ensuring sustainability of crop and timber production would mitigate the greatest drivers of terrestrial wildlife decline, responsible for 40% of the overall extinction risk of amphibians, birds and mammals, according to…
Story | 07 Apr, 2021
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Centrals Asia (ECARO) seeks five (5) applications from qualified individuals based in Serbia to serve as independent experts within the ADAPT project: Nature-based Solutions for resilient societies in…
Story | 07 Apr, 2021
How can the EU ensure its Green Deal is a Real Deal for Nature and People?
As the EU looks forward to the recovery from Covid 19, so too must it look to ensuring full alignment of all policies with the European Green Deal. But it is not all down to the EU Commission, the Member States must rise to the challenge to achieve a truly green recovery.