DG Statement | 16 Nov, 2022
IUCN statement to UN Climate Change Conference 2022
During the 16 November High Level Segment of the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27), IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle delivered IUCN’s statement on the role of nature in addressing the climate crisis. Read the full statement below.
News | 11 Nov, 2022
Feeding the world in a changing climate
Egypt's dependency on food imports meant it was hit hard by the war in Ukraine. However, efforts to ramp up national food production are under threat from climate change and intensive farming practices.
Publication | 2022
Given the vital role of power lines for social development, the rapid spread of such infrastructure worldwide and the fact that power lines can be one of the main causes of direct mortality for several species of birds and other wildlife, including mammals, it is essential to have suitable tools…
Conservation Tool
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology
The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is a comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features. This new typology helps identify the ecosystems that are most critical for…
Grey literature | 2022
Enhancing the integration of governance in forest landscape restoration opportunities assessments
Governance is a crucial factor in the equity, effectiveness and sustainability of forest landscape restoration (FLR). The Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology (ROAM) provides a framework for governments, rights-holders and stakeholders to define and prioritise FLR options. This…
Grey literature | 2017
Authors: David M. Brown, Samson Okoro, Juami van Gils, Rob van Spanning, Matthijs Bonte, Tony Hutchings, Olof Linden, Uzoamaka Egbuche, Kim Bye Bruun, Jonathan W.N. Smith,
Date: 2017
File | 2018
Promoting Biodiversity Net Gain in Nevada
Findings from an IUCN independent review with Newmont Goldcorp in Nevada
File | 2020
Promoting Biodiversity Net Gain in Western Australia
Findings from an IUCN independent review with Newmont in Western Australia
Other brief | 2021
Considering Biodiversity for Solar and Wind Energy Investments
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool provides a mechanism for early-stage biodiversity risk screening of commercial operations. The rapid shift in energy investments from fossil fuels to renewable energy requires banks and investors to take new considerations into account to avoid…
File | 2021
Mitigation measures to reduce impact of onshore wind power projects
The mitigation hierarchy provides developers with a logical framework to address the negative impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services. It is applicable to projects in any sector, including renewable energy, and is based on the sequential and iterative application of four…