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Switzerland, 15 October 2024 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 12 new sites from Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard for recognising fairly governed…

We are excited to announce the release of the 2024 Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia Report. Hosted by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and organized by IUCN Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), this…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – September 11, 2024 – The 10th IUCN Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia, hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and represented by National Center for Wildlife (NCW), concluded today, marking a significant milestone in regional conservation efforts. The…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW), is hosting IUCN’s 10th Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia from September 9-11, 2024, in Riyadh. Under the theme "West Asia Conservation Actions for a Sustainable Future", this event brings…

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…

Jordan's water scarcity is compounded by different pressures including climate change, industrial and agricultural practices, population growth, and Syrian refugees influxes, which create barriers to economic development. Climate-related hazards in Jordan include droughts, extreme temperatures,…

This project aims to improve local communities’ resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-induced water-related challenges and climate-proof the ecosystems in the Marshes area by adopting a WEFE nexus approach and building resilient agriculture and land management practices.

This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…

An Introduction to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

Through a multi-day engagement with local women, men, girls and boys, as well as rangers and Sheikhs from the reserve's surrounding communities, IUCN ensured a space for the voices of local peoples in the future management of AlUla’s largest nature reserve.