News | 26 Jul, 2024
A new report released today on World Mangrove Day highlights efforts to protect and restore these important ecosystems, which billions of people depend on for food, protection, and their livelihoods.
News | 24 Jul, 2024
IUCN and FAO sign joint agreement to facilitate data sharing to reach GBF Target 2
Rome, Italy, 24 July 2024 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today signed a new partnership agreement aimed at streamlining ecosystem restoration reporting as part of Target 2 of the Kunming-…
News | 11 Jul, 2024
Mediterranean sites in France and Spain successfully renew their IUCN Green List status
Côte Bleue Marine Park and Cerbère-Banyuls Natural Marine Reserve in France, along with Sierra Nevada National and Natural Park in Spain, are the sites in the Mediterranean region that have recently renewed their IUCN Green List status. In doing so, they maintain their place among the 76…
News | 03 Jul, 2024
SOPACA: Tracking the State of Protected and Conserved Areas in Eastern and Southern Africa
Thursday 27 June, 2024. Nairobi, Kenya – In the context of the Africa Regional Conservation Forum (RCF), the launch of the State of Protected and Conserved Areas (SOPACA) report for Eastern and Southern Africa represents an important stock-take of the progress achieved and challenges…
Story | 28 Jun, 2024
Protected and Conserved Area leaders from across Eastern and Southern Africa and the Pacific came together to share progress, lessons learnt and best practices towards achieving local and international conservation goals, under the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) initiative…
Story | 26 Jun, 2024
Community tackles forest fires for sustainable forestry in Northern Thailand
Community efforts to protect the Ngao Model Forest, tucked away in the hills on a winding 250-kilometer drive from Thailand’s second largest city of Chiang Mai, have been underway for the last 60 years.
Story | 20 Jun, 2024
IUCN admits four new sites in Australia, France, Perú and Viet Nam to the Green List
Gland, Switzerland, 20 June 2024 (IUCN) - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted four new sites in Australia, France, Perú and Viet Nam to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas…
News | 20 Jun, 2024
With new GEF funding, IUCN to help cities in two Latin American countries become more sustainable
IUCN will receive almost USD 18 million from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to implement projects aimed at making fast-growing cities in Peru and Guatemala more sustainable, climate resilient, and carbon neutral.
Blog | 12 Jun, 2024
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…