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We are excited to announce the release of the 2024 Regional Conservation Forum (RCF) for West Asia Report. Hosted by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and organized by IUCN Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA), this…

The report provides an update on the status of the Yellow Sea ecosystem since the first publication of the IUCN Situation Analysis, more than ten years ago, in Korean.

An Introduction to the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

An English version of the document is available here

The report provides an update on the status of the Yellow Sea ecosystem since the first publication of the IUCN Situation Analysis, more than ten years ago.

Methods to evaluate policy processes and outcomes are especially underdeveloped, yet are needed to optimise the influence of research on policy for addressing complex issues. This report from IUCN delineates a set of easy to understand steps to conduct a Contribution Analysis.

In this publication, we take stock of the knowledge and know-how induced by the BIODEV2030 project’s first step, which is to assess the main threats to biodiversity and provide elements to address the following specific questions: how were main threats to biodiversity identified and ranked and…

The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems is a tool to assess the conservation status of ecosystems. It is based on scientific criteria for performing evidence-based analyses of the risk of ecosystem collapse, including changes in geographical distribution and the degradation of the key elements of…

Among the most diverse places on Earth, Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) contribute significantly to the planet’s biodiversity and overall health. These sites have proven to be a key tool for guiding decisions on conservation and sustainable management.