News | 11 Jul, 2024
Mediterranean sites in France and Spain successfully renew their IUCN Green List status
Côte Bleue Marine Park and Cerbère-Banyuls Natural Marine Reserve in France, along with Sierra Nevada National and Natural Park in Spain, are the sites in the Mediterranean region that have recently renewed their IUCN Green List status. In doing so, they maintain their place among the 76…
News | 09 Jul, 2024
Recovery of the Iberian lynx: A conservation success in Spain
In a combined effort to protect Mediterranean biodiversity, the recovery of the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus
News | 03 Jul, 2024
SOPACA: Tracking the State of Protected and Conserved Areas in Eastern and Southern Africa
Thursday 27 June, 2024. Nairobi, Kenya – In the context of the Africa Regional Conservation Forum (RCF), the launch of the State of Protected and Conserved Areas (SOPACA) report for Eastern and Southern Africa represents an important stock-take of the progress achieved and challenges…
Story | 28 Jun, 2024
Protected and Conserved Area leaders from across Eastern and Southern Africa and the Pacific came together to share progress, lessons learnt and best practices towards achieving local and international conservation goals, under the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Management (BIOPAMA) initiative…
Story | 27 Jun, 2024
Borneo elephants now classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List
The IUCN Red List is a barometer of the world’s biodiversity. It is used by governments, conservation organisations, academics and planners to inform and catalyse action for species conservation. Currently, over 163,000 species of animals, fungi, and plants are included on the Red List, 28% of…
Story | 20 Jun, 2024
IUCN admits four new sites in Australia, France, Perú and Viet Nam to the Green List
Gland, Switzerland, 20 June 2024 (IUCN) - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted four new sites in Australia, France, Perú and Viet Nam to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas…
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.