Story | 04 May, 2022
Important Shark and Ray Areas news
The IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group has developed the foundations for an expert-driven innovative approach to ensure that discrete portions of habitats, critical to shark species, are delineated and used in various place-based conservation and management initiatives…
Press release | 27 Apr, 2022
Gland, Switzerland, 27 April 2022 (IUCN / NatureServe / Conservation International) – Conservation efforts for other animals have likely helped protect many reptile species, according to a new…
Story | 27 Apr, 2022
World’s reptiles comprehensively assessed – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 27 April 2022 (IUCN) – More than one in five of the world’s reptiles are threatened with extinction, according to the Global Reptile Assessment published on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM.
Story | 22 Apr, 2022
A collaborative report by FAO, TRAFFIC, and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Medicinal Plant Specialist Group (MPSG) evaluates twelve flagship wild-harvested ingredients, assigning them social and biological risk ratings to highlight where improvements can be made.
Press release | 11 Mar, 2022
New report reviews efforts to return the European bison from the brink of extinction
The European Bison Conservation Center (EBCC) and the Bison Specialist Group (BSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) announce today the co-publication of a new report on the ecology and status of the European bison (Bison bonasus…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Transitioning to sustainable food systems is vital to staying within planetary boundaries, feeding a growing population and combatting climate change. Today IUCN launched SUSTAIN Pro, a 10-year initiative aimed at addressing livelihood inequality, ecosystem degradation and agricultural…
Story | 03 Feb, 2022
Wildlife an infrequent source of human illness: IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 3 February 2022 (IUCN) – A new IUCN report by the Species Survival Commission finds that contact with and trade of domesticated animals and their products are by far the most frequent source of recurring human illness. While less evidence exists tracing…
Blog | 02 Feb, 2022
Wetland action to benefit both people and nature
Blog — “Wetlands Action for People and Nature” – that is the theme for World Wetlands Day this year, focusing on how to invest our human resources into ensuring the world’s wetlands are protected from further loss and restored where they are currently degraded.
Press release | 08 Dec, 2021
Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2021 (IUCN) – The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decline is symptomatic of the…
Story | 07 Dec, 2021
The recipients of the second round of SSC EDGE Internal Grants have been selected.