Story | 27 Jun, 2024
Group of experts moves ahead on implementation of the mandate agreed by IUCN Members at the last World Conservation Congress in Marseilles, 2021, toward establishing a policy on synthetic biology by 2025.
News | 19 Jun, 2024
June 19, 2024 - Nairobi, Kenya: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's largest global conservation organisation, is pleased to announce the IUCN Africa Conservation Forum (ACF) in partnership with the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of…
Story | 10 Jun, 2024
Step into serenity: Unveiling new ecotourism sites in northern Pakistan
This year, the World Environment Day 2024 was marked by significant global efforts to promote environmental restoration and sustainability. IUCN Pakistan celebrated this day by inaugurating two ecotourism sites in Gilgit-Baltistan, located in northern Pakistan. Aiming to blend conservation with…
Project | 31 Mar, 2021 - 30 Aug, 2025
Scaling-up Ecosystem based Adaptation Measures in rural Latin America
Scaling up the EbA approach to increase the resilience to climate change of vulnerable communities and ecosystems in rural areas of Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Story | 04 Dec, 2023
Bamboo: A Promising Resource for the Restoration of Degraded Landscapes in Cameroon
Deforestation, climate change, land degradation, and inflation in food, oil, and fuel prices are just some of the many challenges affecting the Cameroonian economy.
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) is providing solutions to these problems in the landscapes of Mbalmayo, Douala-Edéa and…
Project | 01 Jun, 2020 - 21 Nov, 2025
Story | 07 Nov, 2023
Building capacity to scale up Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Chilgoza, Pakistan
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) project in Pakistan focuses on the restoration, protection and sustainable management of the Chilgoza pine forests ecosystem to provide global environmental benefits as well as enhanced resilience and livelihoods to local stakeholders.
Grey literature | 2022
The economic impact of plastic pollution in Antigua and Barbuda
This economic brief shows the estimated impact of marine plastic pollution on fisheries and tourism in Antigua and Barbuda. Marine plastic pollution can generate significant economic costs in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) reductions, estimated at up to US$7 billion (globally) for 2018…
Press release | 16 Dec, 2021
IUCN report identifies sites with World Heritage potential in Himalaya and beyond
Gland, Switzerland, 16 December 2021 (IUCN) – A new report lists seven broad areas in the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram mountain ranges where new natural World Heritage sites could be found. It also identifies possible extensions of existing World Heritage sites,…
Story | 14 Dec, 2021
Panel Discussion – COP26 @ Ecosystem Restoration
Pakistan made a significant impact at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held at Glasgow during 31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021, in this regard a post COP26 panel discussion was organized to provide an insight about the takeaway from the conference and to define the way ahead.