News | 19 Jul, 2023
IUCN announces Second Call for Concept Notes for SADC TFCA Financing Facility
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is pleased to announce the Second Call for Concept Notes for the SADC TFCA Financing Facility.
News | 23 May, 2023
SUSTAIN Eco, a new project aiming to balance sustainability with growth in Tanzania, launched
The Vice President’s Office of the United Republic of Tanzania, the Embassy of Sweden in Tanzania, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have today launched a new project ‘SUSTAIN Eco’ to support ecosystem management across government, businesses, and with local…
Story | 05 May, 2023
Saving Phu My, one of the Mekong Delta’s last natural grasslands
In 1996, Tran Triet as part of his PhD research at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, recommended to the Kien Giang government in Viet Nam that they conserve 60,000 hectares of seasonally flooded grassland in the southwest of the province. These grasslands are characterized by Eleocharis…
Story | 01 May, 2023
Mozambique companies champion good practices in value chains
Mozambique has developed a strategy that builds on large companies championing sustainable practices to spread them throughout their value chains. The aim is to accelerate the adoption of good biodiversity practices, by subcontractors and suppliers, that will support biodiversity and economic…
Story | 18 Apr, 2023
Agriculture and fisheries stakeholders in Senegal ready to act for biodiversity
As part of the BIODEV2030 project, IUCN Senegal deployed an innovative mobilisation approach to catalyse voluntary commitments from economic actors for biodiversity. After seven participatory workshops held in October and November 2022, 14…
Story | 27 Apr, 2023
Urgent action is needed to conserve the endangered intertidal zone and associated habitats along the Yellow and Bohai Seas, with populations of globally threatened and near threatened waterbird species continuing to decline, according to IUCN’s new report titled …
IUCN event
Freshwater Challenge: Mobilizing action to restore freshwater ecosystems
This high-level side event of the UN Water Conference will officially launch the Freshwater Challenge: a country-driven initiative to leverage the support needed to restore 300,000 km of rivers and 350 million hectares of inland wetlands by 2030 to enhance water security, tackle climate change,…
Story | 14 Feb, 2023
Transboundary dialogue on wetlands and agriculture in the Mekong Delta
In September 2022, IUCN and Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) organised a transboundary dialogue on wetlands (seasonally flooded grasslands) and agriculture in the Mekong Delta. The dialogue was held in Kampot, Cambodia, with 60 participants from provincial governments, research…
Page | 13 Dec, 2022
While the global transition to a low carbon future depends on significant renewable energy development, IUCN is engaging with the private sector, local stakeholders, investors and regulators to identify impacts on biodiversity and local communities and create innovative solutions to address this…
Story | 29 Nov, 2022
Not all forests are equal - A story map
Primary forests including intact forest landscapes (PF-IFL) are more important for us to preserve than other forests. Let that sink in. See this story map to explore the issues around PF-IFL, learn through case studies from forests across the world, and understand what you can do to help.…