News | 27 Oct, 2023
SOS Lemurs to continue until 2029 thanks to 9.5 million CHF extension
In an ongoing commitment to protect one of the world’s most threatened primate groups, IUCN Save Our Species is proud to announce the extension of the SOS Lemurs initiative with a 9.5 million CHF second phase. The only initiative dedicated…
Press release | 16 Oct, 2023
IUCN’s Global Species Action Plan to guide global efforts to halt biodiversity loss
Nairobi, Kenya (IUCN) – The Global Species Action Plan, launched at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 25th meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, sets out a transformative path for countries to implement actions to mitigate species decline.
News | 18 Sep, 2023
Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report
The state of biodiversity is in severe decline, with deforestation, land degradation and species extinctions all moving in the wrong direction to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an IUCN report published today during the ongoing SDG Summit at the United Nations General…
Story | 29 Sep, 2023
Engaging industry in nature conservation: case studies from leading companies
A new report compiling case studies from several multinational companies presents initiatives going beyond addressing biodiversity impacts on site.
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…
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
IUCN Director General’s mission to Brazil to reinforce conservation efforts
Brasilia, March 2023 - IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle went on mission to Brazil to meet with the government and other key stakeholders and agree how to work together to address critical environmental issues affecting the country.
Story | 10 Apr, 2023
Exploring the scope of ecofeminism in the biodiversity-climate nexus
Susan Ann Samuel, PhD Candidate at University of Leeds, School of Politics and International Studies
Press release | 30 Mar, 2023
Experts gather for first global human-wildlife conflict summit
Oxford, UK, Thursday 30 March 2023 (IUCN) – Hundreds of representatives from conservation organisations, academia, governments, businesses and indigenous and local communities from six continents and 70 countries will meet for the International Conference on Human-Wildlife Conflict and…
Webinar
Upcoming webinar on the new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
The New Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: How the global community negotiated an ambitious plan to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030
Story | 02 Mar, 2023
A conversation with Rosa Garcia Piñero, President of Alcoa Foundation, to understand the goals of the partnership