News | 03 Jun, 2024
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Director, Leituala Kuniselani Toelupe Tago, delivered a compelling address at the United Nations 4th Conference of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Antigua. Representing IUCN as the Head of Delegation, Ms. Toelupe…
External event
From 3 to 13 June 2024, IUCN will participate in the Bonn Climate Change Conference, which will convene the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the United Nations…
Jointly published | 2023
Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0
The Enhancing Our Heritage Toolkit 2.0 offers a self-assessment methodology to evaluate management effectiveness in a World Heritage property or other heritage places.
Grey literature | 2023
Measuring the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators and quality analyses
Efforts to assess the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators are indispensable at a time when environmental law and its effective implementation and enforcement are crucial in the global transformation towards a sustainable society. Environmental law requires tools which…
Page | 29 Aug, 2023
Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania
As part of The Swedish Postcode Lottery Foundation's Northern Forests Initiative, a new forest restoration project aims to contribute to the restoration and preservation of vital forests in Albania and North Macedonia and strengthen the capacity and commitment of local, regional, and national…
Page | 12 Dec, 2022
ENACT: Enhancing Nature-based Solutions for an Accelerated Climate Transformation
The ENACT Partnership works to accelerate collective global efforts to address climate change, land and ecosystem degradation, and biodiversity loss through Nature-based Solutions (NbS).
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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 | 10 Jun, 2022
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
One of the three Rio Conventions, the UNFCCC's ultimate objective is to achieve the stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous interference with the climate system.
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…
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Nature-based Solutions for climate
Climate change poses a fundamental threat to nature, species, and people. However, nature also provides key solutions for both carbon storage and building climate resilience – if the global community takes steps to protect, restore, and better manage our natural resources.