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Gland, Switzerland, 8 January 2025 (IUCN) – The largest global assessment of freshwater animals on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ to date has revealed that 24% of the world’s freshwater fish, dragonfly, damselfly, crab, crayfish and shrimp species are at high risk of extinction…

Around the world at the IUCN Regional Conservation Forums in 2024, the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication was proud to honour the exceptional contributions of six CEC Members through the 2024 CEC Regional Awards. 

The National Species Specialist Groups (NSSG) aim to bring together efforts at the national level to collaborate in making the best decisions to achieve biodiversity conservation based on the best scientific knowledge available. Its main purpose is not to work with any particular biological…

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) aims to expand its efforts through regional and national approaches in order to collaborate in making the best decisions to achieve biodiversity conservation based on the best scientific knowledge available.

This guide provides an introductory…

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) celebrated our Award ceremony during the 5th SSC Leaders’ Meeting in Abu Dhabi, on October 25. The contributions of 14 SSC experts to species conservation were recognized among 3 SSC awards, along with 50 SSC groups that were recognized for their…

The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication led Education Day at the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Pavilion on October 23, 2024 at the UNCBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia, assembling over 300 intergenerational leaders to build momentum for ambitious global commitments to…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a report, Global Status of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras, that highlights new knowledge compiled by 353 experts from 115 countries and stresses the urgent…

A reception at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference has celebrated the 60th anniversary of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 November 2024 (IUCN) – Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 31 October 2024 (IUCN) – The 5th IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Leaders' Meeting concluded in Abu Dhabi with conservation experts and leaders issuing a powerful declaration affirming that “Saving Species Sustains Life”. This landmark gathering…