Story | 07 Jun, 2024
IUCN, the official advisory body on nature to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, recommends the addition of four new sites to the prestigious World Heritage List for their outstanding natural value in Brazil, China, France and the UK. IUCN also recommends the extension of an existing serial site…
DG Statement | 05 Jun, 2024
IUCN Director General’s Statement for World Environment Day 2024
Civilisation as we know it began thousands of years ago when humans coaxed the first crops from the soil. However, since the birth of agriculture, our relationship with the earth beneath our feet has changed from one of respect to one of exploitation.
Blog | 03 Jun, 2024
IUCN, Enabel, EU, and Ministry of Environment Host Second National Agroforestry Conference in Rwanda
The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the European Union Delegation to Rwanda, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Belgian development agency (Enabel), and the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF), along with the Universities of…
Story | 27 May, 2024
Nested between mountain ranges and a chain of volcanoes, lies one of the most vulnerable areas of America: the highlands of Guatemala, the heart of the Mayan culture, and one of the most densely populated, impoverished and…
Blog | 20 May, 2024
World Heritage sites: Havens for Biodiversity in a Changing World
On this year's International Day for Biological Diversity 2024, the IUCN World Heritage Team is shining a spotlight on the crucial role that World Heritage sites play in the global agenda to conserve and protect biodiversity. Since the inception of the World Heritage Convention in 1972, IUCN has…
Blog | 20 May, 2024
COMBIO and TREPA projects participate at Rwamagana JADF Exhibition Day
Today marked a significant effort of Rwanda’s Eastern Province as the TREPA and COMBIO projects, led by the Ministry of Environment through Rwanda Forestry Authority, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Enabel in collaboration with a consortium of partners including…
Press release | 07 May, 2024
Better production practices key to minimising impact of vegetable oils – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 7 May 2024 (IUCN) – A new report from the IUCN Oil Crops Taskforce, released today, assesses the…
Story | 29 Apr, 2024
Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions and Land Health Monitoring for agriculture in India
Between 14 and 15 March 2024, IUCN India organised a knowledge and experience sharing workshop on ‘Mainstreaming Nature/Ecosystem-based solutions and Land Health Monitoring Framework in Agriculture’ in New Delhi. The workshop aimed to introduce IUCN’s Nature-based Solutions (NbS)…
News | 25 Apr, 2024
Washington DC, April 25, 2024 — Four new projects are addressing gender-based violence in the context of climate and conservation action through funding from the Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge across Central America, Eastern and Southern Africa and…
Story | 19 Apr, 2024
Celebrating America’s Natural Heritage – Part II: Dinosaur fossils
Ever since the creation of Yellowstone as the world’s first national park in 1872, natural and cultural heritage protection has significantly progressed across North America.