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.
News | 27 Jun, 2024
Albania joins IUCN as its newest State Member
IUCN, the world’s biggest environmental network, extends a warm welcome to Albania as its 87th State Member, following their formal endorsement of the IUCN Statutes. This step demonstrates Albania's commitment to global conservation efforts. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has been…
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…
Speech | 13 Jun, 2024
Message from IUCN Regional Director Oceania: Embracing the Theme "Be Part of the Plan"
As we commemorate World Biodiversity Day this year, it's essential to embrace the theme "Be Part of the Plan." This theme underscores the collective responsibility we all share in safeguarding biodiversity and ensuring a sustainable future for our planet.
Story | 12 Jun, 2024
BBNJ Agreement for Ocean Conservation
On this World Ocean Day, we celebrate a pivotal achievement in ocean conservation: the adoption of a new legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to address governance gaps biodiversity protection in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (…
Project | 01 Jan, 2018 - 31 Mar, 2022
SINCERE - Spurring INnovations for Forest ECosystem SERvices in Europe
Story | 07 Jun, 2024
Water resource management and mangrove conservation are two potential areas of collaboration identified during the visit of a delegation from the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to the IUCN Regional Office for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
External event
From 3 to 13 June 2024, IUCN will participate in the Bonn Climate Change Conference, which will convene the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the United Nations…
News | 30 May, 2024
IUCN Viet Nam and Hon Cau MPA are pleased to announce the call for sea turtle conservation volunteer programme 2024 in Hon Cau MPA, Binh Thuan Province.