IUCN event
Tackling the Twin Climate Change and Biodiversity Crises
The twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the biggest risks facing our ability to survive and thrive on this planet. This event, taking place on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, will explain the severity of these crises, mobilise a range of actors…
Webinar
Co-organized by the Friends of EbA Network (IUCN) and the Global Adaptation Network (UNEP), the 9th EbA Knowledge Day will kick-off with a high-level panel to discuss the importance of accelerating ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) implementation in the context of achieving the Sustainable…
IUCN event
Challenges and progress of environmental philanthropy as a key player for the SDGs achievement
This SDG Action Weekend side event, convened by Filantropía Cortés Solari, Velux Fonden, and IUCN, seeks to report on the main advances but also challenges faced by the philanthropic sector when promoting the scope of the environmental SDGs, whether in marine or terrestrial matters.
News | 11 Sep, 2023
At the CBD COP 15 in December 2022, the State Parties, including Viet Nam, approved the 30x30 commitment to protect 30% of its land and sea area by 2030. In addition, Viet Nam joined the UK-led Global Ocean Alliance, which aims to protect at least 30% of the global oceans by 2030.
Story | 06 Sep, 2023
Gland, Switzerland 6 September 2023 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as the official advisor on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommends inscription of seven sites on the World Heritage List. The Volcanoes of Kamchatka, in…
Story | 04 Sep, 2023
Forest Landscape Restoration experience of HSBC volunteers in Sri Lanka
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), a global bank, has worked with IUCN since 2010 on different initiatives. The latest is the ‘Climate-Smart Opportunities through Restoration and Education (CORE)’ project in Sri Lanka commenced in 2021 to address both climate change and…
Grey literature | 2023
Farming systems enhancement in North-East Badia Highlands, Jordan
North-East Badia, Jordan, is inhabited by half a million Syrian refugees and an equal number of Jordanians, whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. Working in the agricultural sector is characterized by low wages, long hours, poor working conditions, lack of occupational health and safety, and…
Press release | 31 Aug, 2023
A fifth of species found in World Heritage sites – IUCN co-authored research
Gland, Switzerland, 31 August 2023 – Over 20% of mapped global species richness are found in World Heritage sites, despite these areas making up just 1% of the Earth’s surface, according to a joint assessment by IUCN, International Union for Conservation Nature, and UNESCO,…
News | 25 Aug, 2023
On the 22nd of August, international environmental leaders convened in Vancouver, Canada, for the opening of the 7th Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Assembly. Every four years, The GEF Assembly is held to coordinate the…
Page | 19 Sep, 2023
About the End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC)
EPPIC is a public-private partnership hosted by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) with partners the Aspen Institute (USA), The Ocean Foundation (USA), and Searious Business (NL), with initial seed funding from the U.S. Department of State. EPPIC convenes governments,…