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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 4 December 2024 (IUCN) – A new three-year initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) was officially launched during a side…

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2024 (IUCN) – This month, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team (FGT) organized and engaged in a variety of events at UNCCD COP16, emphasizing the importance of restoring and sustainably managing grasslands, savannahs, and rangelands.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 7 December 2024 (IUCN) – As droughts become more frequent and intense, their ripple effects impact every aspect of life, creating an urgent demand for effective solutions that meet the needs of people while enhancing ecosystem integrity. This was the premise of a…

UNCCD COP16 has put the spotlight on land degradation and desertification. This momentum now needs to be turned into effective, coordinated action around the world.

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) which takes place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024.Read the full statement…

As the last of the Rio Conventions to meet in late 2024, UNCCD COP16 takes place against the backdrop of an interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crisis, with progress against societal goals deeply insufficient. There is a collective need to scale-up our actions and investments…

To best understand what has been happening on the ground, IUCN has been looking to the skies.

To achieve the targets outlined in the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was adopted by the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD's) 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) in 2022, global biodiversity initiatives should prioritise the conservation, restoration, and sustainable…

A targeted delegation of experts, led by Director General Grethel Aguilar, represented IUCN at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16), held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2 to 13 December 2024.

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…