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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Red List of Threatened Species - the world’s most comprehensive source of information on the conservation status of animal, fungus and plant species – at CBD COP16 in Colombia.

From 21 October to 1 November 2024, IUCN will participate in the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia. 

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 28 August 2024 (IUCN) – The risk of zoonotic diseases in Central Asia is exacerbated by biodiversity loss and changes in human-wildlife interactions. To mitigate these risks, IUCN is implementing a project in five Central Asian countries, in collaboration…

The updated Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, a collaborative document authored by more than 100 global experts, is published, collating the most up-to-date evidence base to inform amphibian conservation action.

Alpenzoo (Austria) is the 19th conservation organisation to establish a Centre for Species Survival in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), the world’s largest volunteer conservation-science network. 

In a combined effort to protect Mediterranean biodiversity, the recovery of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) proudly announces that Guinness World Records® has recognised it as the “largest volunteer conservation-science network.”

Gland, Switzerland, 27 June 2024 (IUCN) –The Bornean elephant has been assessed as Endangered, due to threats from human activities, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The update also reveals that invasive snakes are driving endemic reptiles on the…

The IUCN Red List is a barometer of the world’s biodiversity. It is used by governments, conservation organisations, academics and planners to inform and catalyse action for species conservation. Currently, over 163,000 species of animals, fungi, and plants are included on the Red List, 28% of…

Gland, Switzerland, 20 June 2024 (IUCN) – The Iberian Lynx has improved from Endangered to Vulnerable on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, continuing its dramatic recovery from near extinction thanks to sustained conservation efforts.