Press release | 27 Jun, 2024
Albania joins IUCN as its newest State Member
IUCN, the world’s biggest environmental network, extends a warm welcome to Albania as its 87th State Member, following their formal endorsement of the IUCN Statutes. This step demonstrates Albania's commitment to global conservation efforts. The Ministry of Tourism and Environment has been…
Story | 10 Jun, 2024
Scaling Up NbS: Economic Barriers
In 2020, IUCN published the Global Standard for NbS that scores NbS using eight criteria and associated indicators. Criterion 4 covers the economic viability of NbS, including the direct and indirect…
Story | 10 Jun, 2024
Kiwa Initiative facilitates social media session at Heritage in Young Hands EcoCamp
The Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park recently hosted the annual Heritage in Young Hands (HIYH) EcoCamp, an event focused on environmental education.
External event
From 3 to 13 June 2024, IUCN will participate in the Bonn Climate Change Conference, which will convene the 60th session of the Subsidiary Bodies to the United Nations…
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.
Crossroads blog | 07 Mar, 2024
Rising to the challenge: Addressing gender-based violence in climate efforts
This month, the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women is focused on financing towards gender equality and the empowerment of all women. And on International Women's Day, Dr Bama Athreya from the U.S. Agency for International…
IUCN Statement | 08 Mar, 2024
IUCN President and Director General’s Statement on International Women’s Day
Achieving gender equality and empowering women in environmental action are crucial for meeting our objectives in sustainable development, global climate efforts and biodiversity conservation. Despite this, women remain significantly disadvantaged in terms of rights, access to, and ownership over…
Grey literature | 2024
This publication releases new IUCN data on the number of women leading environmental ministries, compared with previous data. It also reviews the case, highlighting select data, on why gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential for global goals on achieving an inclusive and…
Publication | 2023
IUCN SSC guidelines on human-wildlife conflict and coexistence : first edition
As human-wildlife conflicts become more frequent, serious and widespread worldwide, they are notoriously challenging to resolve, and many efforts to address these conflicts struggle to make progress. These Guidelines provide an essential guide to understanding and resolving human-wildlife…