Publication | 2021
The decline of many species towards extinction has largely focused conservation efforts on ensuring that species remain extant. However, conservationists have long recognised the need to complement this by aiming to recover depleted populations throughout a species’ range and to restore species…
Publication | 2021
Turks and Caicos rock iguana (Cyclura carinata)
The Endangered Turks and Caicos rock iguana, Cyclura carinata, is found only on the islands and cays of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), and on Booby Cay in The Bahamas, northwest of Providenciales. These iguanas now occupy less than 10 percent of their historic range largely due to the impact of…
News | 10 Jun, 2021
MCOP-2 will drive action plans to achieve the 2050 goals of biodiversity
CEC members playing a substantive role to bring Youth agenda forward. 72 Students from 28 States and 8 UTs to participate in the Model Conference of Parties-2 (MCOP-2) hosted by WWF India in partnership with MoEF&CC, NBA (National Biodiversity Authority of India), CBD (Convention on…
Story | 04 Jun, 2021
IUCN recommends two biodiversity sites in Georgia and Japan for the World Heritage List
IUCN, the official advisor on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, recommends two new inscriptions on the prestigious World Heritage List for sites in Georgia and Japan. Both places harbour a rich diversity of plant and animal species, many of which cannot be found anywhere else on Earth…
Publication | 2021
A global register of competences for threatened species recovery practitioners
Competence frameworks are widely used in many professional sectors, helping to develop capacity by defining and recognising the required skills, knowledge and personal attributes. Registers of competences have been developed within the conservation sector. A global register of competences for…
Story | 21 May, 2021
Turning the tide on biodiversity loss: Interview with James Dalton
Tomorrow 22 May is World Biodiversity Day. The theme “We are part of the solution” aims to highlight how biodiversity is part of the answer to challenges like climate change, sustainable development and water security. Yet, we are seeing a devastating loss of biodiversity and a breakdown of…
DG Statement | 21 May, 2021
IUCN Director General’s Statement for International Day for Biological Diversity
We mark this year's International Day for Biological Diversity at a time of upheaval, in the midst of a continuing pandemic, a fast-changing climate, with biodiversity in steep decline. At the same time, we know that halting biodiversity loss is possible, and that it can open the way to a more…
Story | 20 May, 2021
Recruiting participants to the first European Red list of insect taxonomists
The ‘Red List of Taxonomists’ initiative, funded by the European Union, launches its registration portal and calls for professionals and citizen scientists to register on. The purpose is to build a database of European taxonomic experts in the study of insects. The analysis of these data will…
Story | 17 May, 2021
A tribute to Lee Merriam Talbot (1930 – 2021)
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of its former Director General, Lee Merriam Talbot. A lifelong conservation champion, Lee is remembered in the personal tribute below by Russell Mittermeier, Chief Conservation Officer at Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation) and Chair of the IUCN…
Story | 03 May, 2021
The IUCN SSC Network welcoming the Fungal Conservation Committee
The Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently created the IUCN SSC Fungal Conservation Committee. This Committee includes members with different proficiency within this scientific community gathering expertise from all around the…