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With financial support from the European Commission, IUCN has launched a new project aimed at identifying Environmental Harmful Subsidies (EHS) and improving biodiversity financing in Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. This project comes at a countries’ request but also as a…

The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

The arguments came during landmark legal proceedings that could clarify what responsibilities States have in fighting climate change – and the consequences they could face for failing to do so.

The Heritage in Young Hands (HIYH) annual meeting took place today at the National Trust of Fiji (NTF) Conference Room. Partners and donors, including the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Kiwa Initiative, World Wildlife Fund Pacific, University of the South Pacific,…

The Western Balkans is facing increasingly severe climate change impacts, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events, floods, droughts, and forest fires. These climate challenges not only threaten biodiversity but also jeopardize the livelihoods, health, and well-being of local…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Office is proud to announce significant progress under the Kiwa Initiative, revealed during the 9th Kiwa Steering Committee Meeting at the Novotel Hotel in Lami, on November 27th and 28th. This gathering brought…

The historic proceedings will define global legal obligations on climate action

IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it, including addressing the challenges of climate change, advocating for the integration of biodiversity conservation into climate action. With its extensive network of Members,…

Baku, Azerbaijan 21 November 2024 – The COP29 Presidency and IUCN are co-hosting dedicated Nature Day events on 21 November 2024 at COP29 in Baku, focusing on “Nature and Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, Gender…

Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 November 2024 (IUCN) – Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan.