Story | 25 Jan, 2024
Introducing IONIQ mangrove restoration project in Ca Mau Province, Viet Nam
On December 19, 2024, IUCN organised a consultation workshop on the mangrove restoration project in Ca Mau. The project is a 3-year partnership between IUCN, Hyundai Motor Company, and Good Neighbors International (GNI) to restore mangroves in the Mekong Delta on privately owned shrimp farms (…
Story | 13 Dec, 2023
Exploring the Triumphs of Transboundary Water Diplomacy: The BRIDGE Programme's Decade-Long Journey in the Buzi, Pungwe, and Save Transboundary Basins in Southern Africa.
Story | 04 Dec, 2023
Common Ground dialogue on agricultural transformation in the Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta is highly vulnerable to flooding, droughts, and sea level rise. The situation is aggravated by high dikes, canals, sluice gates, and other water control infrastructure built for intensive rice production. This has caused large-scale soil fertility loss, eutrophication of water…
Story | 30 Nov, 2023
We are excited to announce that the upcoming IUCN Regional Conservation Forum for Europe, North, and Central Asia (RCF) is set to unfold in the city of Bruges, Belgium, a UNESCO World Heritage site, from 30 September to 3 October 2024. As the Union prepares for the IUCN World Conservation…
Story | 08 Nov, 2023
Through a multi-day engagement with local women, men, girls and boys, as well as rangers and Sheikhs from the reserve's surrounding communities, IUCN ensured a space for the voices of local peoples in the future management of AlUla’s largest nature reserve.
Story | 08 Nov, 2023
Final Insights from LifeWatch ERIC and IUCN Med's Workshop Series
In a dynamic culmination of exploration and collaboration, the third and final workshop on governance mechanisms and lines of action to boost Ecosystem Services and biodiversity unfolded in La Noria, Malaga on October 20, 2023.
Story | 26 Oct, 2023
Students learn about nature through art in Lang Sen Wetland Nature Reserve
On 26-28 September 2023, IUCN collaborated with Lang Sen Wetland Nature Reserve (NR) to organise a nature and art event on the theme “I love wetlands in Lang Sen” at the Vinh Chau A, Vinh Loi, and the Vinh Dai Primary & Secondary Schools in Long An Province. The aim was to educate and raise…
Story | 23 Oct, 2023
LifeWatch ERIC and IUCN Med Workshops: Advancing Ecosystem Services in Andalusia
The IUCN-MED and LifeWatch ERIC collaboration continues to pave the way for a more sustainable future with their second workshop, held on September 15, 2023, at the IUCN-Med office in Málaga. These workshops are part of a series of interactive peer learning events taking place between July and…
Press release | 21 Sep, 2023
African rhino numbers are increasing despite poaching
Ahead of World Rhino Day on 22 September 2023, African authorities have estimated that there were 23,290 rhinos across the continent at the end of 2022, 5.2% more than in 2021. Nonetheless, at least 561 rhinos were illegally killed (poached) across the continent during 2022.
Story | 18 Sep, 2023
Piloting volume-based waste fees in Hoi An, Viet Nam
The 2020 Viet Nam Law on Environmental Protection (LEP), which came into force in January 2021, includes new regulations on solid waste management.…