Story | 23 Mar, 2022
Long-term sustainability of food systems at stake
Today, the European Commission decided to allow biodiversity rich areas on farmland to be cultivated despite the negative implications this will have on nature. The announcement also comes with an official delay to the EU Nature Restoration Law and revision of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides…
Story | 19 Mar, 2022
IUCN closing statement to UN IGC4 on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction agreement
IUCN believes that now is the time to be bold, visionary and pragmatic for the benefit of humankind and the ocean.
The Summary of the IPCC WGII Sixth Assessment Report cautions that we have a “brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for…
Story | 18 Mar, 2022
Interview with Joao Sousa, IUCN resident plastics expert, on the global plastic pollution treaty
The IUCN Ocean Team sat down with João recently to discuss what the UN Environment Assembly is calling, "the most significant environmental deal since the Paris accord". It is a Resolution endorsed by 175 Ministers and Heads of Member States which will create an intergovernmental committee…
Story | 17 Mar, 2022
Mozambique embraces biodiversity-based value chains for sustainable development
Mozambique is a country rich in terrestrial, marine and aquatic biodiversity and highly committed to its conservation and preservation. So much so that 26% of the territory is covered by terrestrial conservation areas. As a country heavily…
Press release | 11 Mar, 2022
New report reviews efforts to return the European bison from the brink of extinction
The European Bison Conservation Center (EBCC) and the Bison Specialist Group (BSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) announce today the co-publication of a new report on the ecology and status of the European bison (Bison bonasus…
Story | 09 Mar, 2022
UNEA Resolution - ‘End Plastic Pollution’ - and IUCN role in implementation of the Treaty
The new UNEA Resolution, ‘End Plastic Pollution: Towards a legally binding instrument’, establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee that will develop the specific content of the new plastic pollution treaty with the aim of completing its work by the end…
Story | 08 Mar, 2022
Ocean Law Specialist Group contributed to U.K. House of Lords inquiry
The IUCN-WCEL’s Ocean Law Specialist Group submitted written evidence in response to a recent inquiry convened by the U.K. House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee entitled “UNCLOS: The law of the sea in the 21st century”.
Story | 08 Mar, 2022
The sub-regional meeting dedicated to the Alboran Sea, organised in Malaga by IUCN-Med, connected conservation organizations from both sides of the Mediterranean, with the aim of exchanging the latest data and findings on the conservation of marine biodiversity in the region and its relationship…
Story | 04 Mar, 2022
High Seas: Time to be Bold, Visionary and Pragmatic for the Benefit of Humankind and the Ocean
In time for the resumption of the IGC4 (the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) this month, IUCN is releasing a report that aims to guide decision makers on the important topic of establishing area…
Story | 04 Mar, 2022
50 million Euros to seed new Nature for Health Trust Fund for Pandemic Prevention
IUCN, together with partners, look forward to implementing this new Fund to help countries achieve more holistic policymaking by creating further evidence of the links between biodiversity, climate and health, and support decision makers and relevant actors to take measures…