News | 24 Jul, 2024
IUCN and FAO sign joint agreement to facilitate data sharing to reach GBF Target 2
Rome, Italy, 24 July 2024 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today signed a new partnership agreement aimed at streamlining ecosystem restoration reporting as part of Target 2 of the Kunming-…
Project | 25 Sep, 2016 - 24 Mar, 2023
Promoting Ecosystem based Adaptation through Friends of Ecosystem based Adaptation (FEBA)
FEBAis a global collaborative network of 100+ organizations with a shared interest in advancing awareness, understanding and uptake of nature-based solutions in adaptation and resilience efforts and planning processes around the world. FEBA convenes the global adaptation community around expert…
Project | 31 Dec, 2020 - 30 Jun, 2028
Global Fund to Support the Implementation and Upscaling of Ecosystem-based Adaptation
The Global EbA Fund provides targeted and rapid support through seed capital for innovative approaches to ecosystem-based adaptation. The Fund aims to encourage catalytic initiatives to help overcome barriers for upscaling EbA, address the gaps in knowledge and planning for EbA, as well as to…
Grey literature | 2024
A case for intersectoral health-conservation collaboration: Barriers and opportunities
There is a close relationship between our health and that of animals, plants, and the environment. Forests have been proven to provide significant benefits to human health. One Health has been developed to acknowledge these interdependencies and promote an integrated approach that balances and…
Press release | 27 Jun, 2024
Albania joins IUCN as its newest State Member
IUCN, the world’s biggest environmental network, extends a warm welcome to Albania as its 87th State Member, following their formal endorsement of the IUCN Statutes. This step demonstrates Albania's commitment to global conservation efforts. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has been…
Story | 22 Apr, 2024
G. Carleton Ray, ocean pioneer and inspiration, (1928–2024)
Carleton was decades ahead of the times. Today we pursue his concepts repackaged in different terminology.
"We must avoid the careless and tragic exploitation of the sea which we have not avoided in the case of the land...Some of the richest areas should be set aside...The…
Brochure | 2024
IUCN Africa Conservation Forum 2024
African Solutions for Nature and People: Creating transformative responses to the biodiversity and climate crisis in Africa.
Story | 26 Mar, 2024
Dr Rashid Sumaila, leading interdisciplinary economist, joins IUCN
Professor of the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, Tyler Prize winner 2023,…