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.
Publication | 2024
Guidelines for the application of IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Categories and Criteria : version 2.0
The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is the global standard for ecosystem risk assessment and a framework for monitoring the status of the world’s ecosystems. It is part of the growing toolbox for assessing risks to biodiversity and aims to support conservation, resource use and management…
Project | 01 Jan, 2018 - 31 Mar, 2022
SINCERE - Spurring INnovations for Forest ECosystem SERvices in Europe
Story | 08 Jul, 2024
The Great Blue Wall (GBW) Initiative, launched in 2021, has been instrumental in driving Africa response to the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic instability.
Grey literature | 2024
A case for intersectoral health-conservation collaboration: Barriers and opportunities
There is a close relationship between our health and that of animals, plants, and the environment. Forests have been proven to provide significant benefits to human health. One Health has been developed to acknowledge these interdependencies and promote an integrated approach that balances and…
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
Group of experts moves ahead on implementation of the mandate agreed by IUCN Members at the last World Conservation Congress in Marseilles, 2021, toward establishing a policy on synthetic biology by 2025.
Press release | 27 Jun, 2024
Bornean elephant Endangered - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 27 June 2024 (IUCN) –The Bornean elephant has been assessed as Endangered, due to threats from human activities, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. The update also reveals that invasive snakes are driving endemic reptiles on the…
Story | 26 Jun, 2024
Community tackles forest fires for sustainable forestry in Northern Thailand
Community efforts to protect the Ngao Model Forest, tucked away in the hills on a winding 250-kilometer drive from Thailand’s second largest city of Chiang Mai, have been underway for the last 60 years.
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…