Story | 24 Jul, 2023
Essential planetary health workers: Positioning rangers within global policy
New IUCN WCPA led publication outlines the need for global leaders across multiple sectors to recognize the profession of rangers as essential planetary health workers and to position rangers more effectively within global conservation and environmental policy mechanisms.
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.
Story | 18 Jul, 2023
More than one hundred participants from 78 organisations based in 13 countries met in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, from 27–29 June to present and discuss the results of their efforts to conserve biodiversity in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Marking the halfway point of a five-year investment…
Story | 17 Jul, 2023
The planet is experiencing unprecedented levels of land conversion and habitat loss, often in the most biologically rich ecosystems. Despite the well-known societal and economic benefits of infrastructure, indiscriminate development of roads, railways and canals increasingly threatens…
News | 13 Jul, 2023
In the sidelines of the 10th OECS Council of Ministers Meeting on Environmental Sustainability, Mrs. Úrsula Parrilla, Regional Director for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Mr. Didacus Jules (PhD), Director General of the…
News | 06 Jul, 2023
Getting ready for scaling out - Expert Working Group on OECMs established in China
Beijing, 24 May 2023: The Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) China Expert Working Group was established during a workshop organized by IUCN China. The event included key Chinese experts from government, research institutions and NGOs. This marks…
Story | 03 Jul, 2023
BIOPAMA and BEST 2.0+ grantees share knowledge for conservation practice
More than fifty-five grantees from the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions, and the European Overseas Countries and Territories, gathered in Nairobi, Kenya from the 2-6th May 2023 as part of a knowledge sharing and capitalisation experience organised by IUCN.
Story | 03 Jul, 2023
Open Call for Nominations for the IUCN Green List Panel until the 7 July 2023 23:59 CET
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Story | 29 Jun, 2023
Vjosa, a National Park in the making
A number of national and international experts and relevant authorities visited the Vjosa River Valley in Albania on a study tour this June, making the first steps towards building an effectively conserved and managed, and equitably governed Vjosa Wild River National Park.
News | 26 Jun, 2023
Who is assigned to protect Antarctic ecosystems and their famous fauna? Latest news
The body responsible for the protection of Antarctica’s precious life, The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), has just completed a special meeting in Santiago, Chile. IUCN participated as an observer promoting independent science and urging delegates…