Jointly published | 2024
Development of a regional capacity in natural capital accounting of protected areas in West Africa
West Africa is characterized by rapid population growth, endemic poverty and poor governance and management of natural resources. This situation is exacerbated by the negative effects of climate change and is unequivocally leading to the depletion of West African natural capital, including the…
Story | 06 Jun, 2024
BIOPAMA-established and supported Regional Observatories’ role in the GBF implementation recognised
The Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) regional and/or subregional centres of the technical and scientific cooperation centres were established at the 15th CBD COP as mechanism to assist in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the work of the…
Story | 04 Jun, 2024
For Ineet Nicky, CBD National Focal Point for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), “The dialogue on updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) is a great opportunity to take stock of what has already been achieved, and to look ahead to the next stages up to COP16,…
Story | 31 May, 2024
New training facility to boost capacity for wildlife conservation in SADC Region
IUCN ESARO launched a new Training Facility for Wildlife Rangers and TFCA Managers at the KAZA Summit, aiming to enhance conservation efforts across the SADC region through the SADC TFCA Financing Facility.
Other brief | 2024
The global community has developed a wide array of frameworks, tools, reporting systems, and guidance materials to help protected area and OECM managers assess the effectiveness of their areas and systems. These resources have been developed over time in response to CBD commitments and work has…
News | 13 May, 2024
New Opportunity for Italy’s Protected Areas to Join IUCN's Green List
The Second IUCN Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Italy has been launched this April 10th in Rome, opening the doors for more Italian protected areas to apply to join IUCN’s green list.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. Open to all, it is used by governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, businesses and individuals.
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Since 1972, IUCN is the official advisor on nature under the World Heritage Convention. The Convention is known as "the most widely accepted international conservation treaty in human history”, ratified today by 195 States Parties. Natural World Heritage sites conserve the planet’s most…
Story | 31 Jan, 2022
An interview with Quantis, EA, and IUCN, some of the people behind the the Plastic Leak Project (PLP). They discuss how growing urgency and awareness around the issue of plastic leakage into the environment is driving companies and public authorities to make bold commitments to reduce their…
Story | 28 Jan, 2022
So far, UNESCO has designated 1154 World Heritage Sites, 169 Global Geoparks, and 727 Biosphere Reserves. Among them, there are nearly 200 sites that hold two of these three designations, and 8 sites with all three designations. Huangshan is one of these eight. These sites are outstanding…