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In 2023, the COINACHI cooperative received the GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for the sustainable agricultural practices they promote in the Chipacá microwatershed, located in Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala. The high fruit yield and quality of the Hass avocado result from implementing…

Rwanda is set to plant more than 65 million seedlings during the 2024-2025 period as part of its ongoing efforts to combat deforestation and promote environmental sustainability. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will play a central role as a key partner in this ambitious…

Cali, Colombia, 27 October 2024 (IUCN) – Today, at the Convention of Biological Diversity (COP16) in Colombia, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Canopy hosted an expert panel focused on how the transformation of the…

A targeted delegation of experts, led by Director General Grethel Aguilar, will represent IUCN at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16), held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2 to 13 December 2024.

A new flagship report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature - on the interplay between agriculture and conservation - argues that better designed and targeted policies could benefit…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 11, 2024 – The 10th IUCN Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and represented by National Center for Wildlife (NCW), concluded today, marking a significant milestone in regional conservation efforts. The…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW), is hosting IUCN’s 10th Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia from September 9-11, 2024, in Riyadh. Under the theme "West Asia Conservation Actions for a Sustainable Future", this event brings…

For many years, erosion and floods have damaged the Rwandan land. To fix this, different groups have been working together on agroforestry, which means growing trees and crops together. The DeSIRA project, funded by the European Union and implemented by International Union for Conservation of…

This Indigenous Peoples Day, an IUCN RISE grants challenge winner discusses working with Indigenous women to explore the transformative impact of integrating gender equality and environmental sustainability initiatives in Totonicapán, Guatemala.

The International Union for Conservation (IUCN), in partnership with the Rwanda Forestry Authority, and with financial support from the Large-scale Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) in Africa (AREECA) and Transforming Eastern Province Through Adaptation (TREPA), convened the 17th National Cross…