Commission statement | 2023
The purpose of the IUCN SSC Position Statement on the role of Botanic Gardens, Zoos and Aquariums is threefold:
to outline SSC’s position on the roles played by these institutions in the conservation of species and their genetic diversity, to urge all these institutions to achieve their…News | 27 Sep, 2023
Biodiversity in Kenya has today received a boost with the establishment of the IUCN Kenya Species Specialist Group (KeSSG) announced on the second day of the inaugural Wildlife Scientific Conference hosted by the Wildlife Research & Training Institute (WRTI) in Naivasha, Kenya.
Press release | 04 Sep, 2023
Gland, Switzerland, 4 September 2023 (IUCN) – IUCN, the International Union for Conservation Nature, welcomes the Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control, today launched at the tenth plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (…
Information brief | 2023
Compilation of IUCN WCEL Briefings for Negotiators for INC-3
In 2022, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) created the Plastic Pollution Task Force to provide insights and support to the Treaty negotiation process. The following series of ten targeted legal briefs are part of the IUCN Submission for the third Intergovernmental Negotiating…
Large event
From 27 August to 2 September 2023, an IUCN delegation will participate in the 10th Plenary session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-10), in Bonn, Germany.
Factsheet | 2021
Fact sheet - From restoration to responsive governance
In this Technical Report, the Rio Doce Panel offers an overview of the current system of governance and recommends ways to ensure that the investments made in the reparation process can enhance the long-term and multi-stakeholder governance of the region taking a source-to-sea perspective.
Position paper
IUCN Position Paper for IPBES-10
IUCN presents in this document its views on the Thematic Assessment of Invasive Alien Species, the capacity-building, knowledge generation and supporting policy functions of IPBES, improving the effectiveness of the Platform, and on additional elements of the rolling work programme of the…
Story | 20 Jul, 2023
Spearfishing for invasive fish with Parks Canada
A new technique to protect freshwater ecosystems in Riding Mountain National Park
Publication | 2023
Coaching manual for the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool
The coaching manual (COMIT) is for the second version of the Integrated Management Effectiveness Tool (IMET) and of coaching or professional support for protected area management teams. IMET is a decision-support tool intended to develop the planning-monitoring-evaluation process in order to…
Grey literature | 2023
Governance for Ecosystem-based Adaptation
Effective governance is a fundamental requisite for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA). CLIMA is a practical tool to plan, execute, evaluate, and improve governance in the context of specific initiatives, actions and measures for climate change adaptation and ecosystem management. CLIMA helps…