News | 16 Jul, 2024
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) West Asia Office congratulates the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Jordanian Ministry of Environment on securing a ($45 million) funding grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the Jordan Integrated Landscape Management…
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.
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 | 24 Jun, 2024
NAbSA Dialogues: The Importance of Biodiversity
During the first session of the NAbSA Dialogues, participants from the Partnering for Climate (P4C) initiative and experts beyond this community discussed the integral role of biodiversity in climate resilience and adaptation. This session was designed to offer technical insights into how…
News | 03 Jun, 2024
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Director, Leituala Kuniselani Toelupe Tago, delivered a compelling address at the United Nations 4th Conference of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Antigua. Representing IUCN as the Head of Delegation, Ms. Toelupe…
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…
IUCN event
BBNJ Treaty: The Race for Ratification
On 19 June 2023, after two decades in the making, UN member states formally adopted the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty to safeguard life in the ocean beyond national jurisdiction (also known as the High Seas), which covers half the planet. This SDG Action Weekend side…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2021
Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 9 December 2021 (IUCN) – The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decline is symptomatic of the…
Story | 15 Aug, 2021
Centering social equity in global marine conservation efforts
CEESP News - by Nathan Bennett, Chair, People and the Ocean Specialist Group, IUCN CEESP
There is a growing recognition of the need for more socially equitable conservation. Yet, in both policy and practice, greater attention is still given to what, how much, and where to protect, rather…
Story | 11 Feb, 2021
Plastics: mitigating their environmental, health and human rights impacts
CEESP News: By Patricia Parkinson, Director, Environmental Law Oceania *
A new global governance regime for plastics is needed to mitigate their environmental, health and human rights impacts, especially in the Pacific 'Large Ocean Small Islands Developing States' - A tale of flooding…