News | 24 Jul, 2024
With support from the United States Department of State, the EPPIC international collaboration will be implemented in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala, to enable the transition to circular plastic economies.
News | 23 Jul, 2024
The updated Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, a collaborative document authored by more than 100 global experts, is published, collating the most up-to-date evidence base to inform amphibian conservation action.
Story | 22 Jul, 2024
Closing the Caribbean Plastic Tap: propelling Caribbean SIDS towards a plastic-free future
Initiative funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and aimed at addressing recyclable and nonrecyclable plastic waste and plastic leakage in five Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), kicks off with national inception workshops in Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis…
News | 18 Jul, 2024
Alpenzoo Innsbruck and IUCN SSC launches new Centre for Species Survival to aid endangered wildlife
Alpenzoo (Austria) is the 19th conservation organisation to establish a Centre for Species Survival in collaboration with the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), the world’s largest volunteer conservation-science network.
News | 09 Jul, 2024
Recovery of the Iberian lynx: A conservation success in Spain
In a combined effort to protect Mediterranean biodiversity, the recovery of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus
News | 02 Jul, 2024
Africa Ocean Forum Concludes with Promising Outcomes for Ocean Conservation and Governance
The Africa Ocean Forum, organized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), took place on June 24-25, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya. With active participation from over 150 delegates, including policymakers, industry experts, scientists, and community leaders, the forum addressed…
Story | 27 Jun, 2024
Borneo elephants now classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List is a barometer of the world’s biodiversity. It is used by governments, conservation organisations, academics and planners to inform and catalyse action for species conservation. Currently, over 163,000 species of animals, fungi, and plants are included on the Red List, 28% of…
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.
Story | 19 Jun, 2024
Investing for Ocean Impact podcast, Season 3: Deep Sea Mining
The ocean’s seabed harbours a range of mineral reserves containing valuable metals and compounds. But under international law these resources have been designated “the common heritage of mankind”, a designation backed up by the body responsible for both preserving and allowing their use, the…
Story | 12 Jun, 2024
The Coca-Cola Foundation has announced their largest grant ever, made to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to mitigate plastic waste and transform plastic value chains in seven African islands through IslandPlas project.