IUCN event
BBNJ Treaty: The Race for Ratification
On 19 June 2023, after two decades in the making, UN member states formally adopted the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Treaty to safeguard life in the ocean beyond national jurisdiction (also known as the High Seas), which covers half the planet. This SDG Action Weekend side…
Information brief | 2023
IUCN key messages for International Seabed Authority, July 2023
IUCN Key messages for the twenty-eighth session of the Council (Part II) and the Assembly of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), Kingston, Jamaica.
Council: 10 - 21 July Assembly: 24 - 28 July 2023
File | 2023
IUCN Operational Framework for Engagement with the Oil and Gas Sector
The aim of this Operational Framework is to set out how IUCN intends to engage with the Oil and Gas sector in order to give IUCN’s constituencies confidence in the intent and nature of these types of engagement and to ensure that they are underpinned with a high level of integrity, scientific…
Page | 06 Jul, 2023
A legally binding agreement – but what next?
Minna Epps, head of IUCN Ocean, takes us behind the scenes of the historic UN High Seas Treaty, and explains what needs to happen next for it to be put into action
News | 06 Jul, 2023
Gland, Switzerland, 6 July 2023 –IUCN and the Renewable Grid Initiative (RGI) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance collaboration on the development of sustainable renewable energy and electricity grids. This is required if we are to match the exponential growth…
Blog | 20 Jun, 2023
La UICN, Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza, celebra la adopción por consenso del Tratado de Biodiversidad de Alta Mar* el 19 de junio en Nueva York, por todos los Estados miembros de las Naciones Unidas, y analiza lo qué debe suceder a continuación…
News | 26 Jun, 2023
Who is assigned to protect Antarctic ecosystems and their famous fauna? Latest news
The body responsible for the protection of Antarctica’s precious life, The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), has just completed a special meeting in Santiago, Chile. IUCN participated as an observer promoting independent science and urging delegates…
Blog | 20 Jun, 2023
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, celebrates the adoption by consensus of the High Seas Biodiversity Treaty*, 19 June, New York UN, by all United Nations member states, and looks to what needs to happen next for momentum to be maintained.…
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
Visita do Diretor-Geral da UICN ao Brasil para fortalecer os esforços de conservação
Brasília, Março de 2023 - O Diretor-Geral da UICN, Dr Bruno Oberle, visitou o Brasil para se encontrar com o governo e outros atores-chave e buscar formas de trabalho conjunto para abordar questões ambientais críticas que afetam o país.
Artículo | 10 Apr, 2023
El Director General de la UICN visita Brasil para reforzar los esfuerzos de conservación
Brasilia, Marzo 2023 - El Director General de la UICN, Dr. Bruno Oberle, viajó a Brasil para reunirse con el Gobierno y otros actores clave para encontrar sinergias de trabajo conjunto que permitan enfrentar los problemas ambientales críticos que afectan al país.