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Civil society organizations from Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico are invited to apply for grants of up to €750,000 to implement projects focused on the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of the region's natural resources. This call is part of the second phase of the "Protection of the…

The International Legally Binding Agreement (ILBI) to end plastic pollution adjourned its negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea, without finalizing a treaty.

On this International Mountain Day (11 December), IUCN puts the spotlight on mountain World Heritage sites and their importance to life on Earth, and calls for increased support for mountain ecosystems.

Busan, South Korea – At a pivotal moment for the fight against plastic pollution, experts from the food and beverage industry have just wrapped up an important End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC) convening. The high-level dialogue, held alongside the fifth session of the…

Social inclusion is necessary for economic just transition, along the full plastics value chain, to create a circular economy. Yunus Environment Hub, GIZ, IUCN and IUCN WCEL have created a short 2-page resource document, with a strong call to action, to highlight key points as the world moves…

Social inclusion is necessary for economic just transition, along the full plastics value chain, to create a circular economy. Yunus Environment Hub, GIZ, IUCN and IUCN WCEL have created a short 2-page resource document, with a strong call to action, to highlight key points as the world moves…

The IUCN World Heritage Outlook is the most comprehensive global assessment of World Heritage sites inscribed for their nature conservation values. Based on in-depth, evidence-based site assessments (Conservation Outlook Assessments), the World Heritage Outlook provides site managers, decision-…

17 October 2024 - As the global conservation community gathers for the CBD COP16, IUCN puts a spotlight on the unrealised opportunity to prioritise funding for conservation action in World Heritage Sites. Whilst the effective protection of World Heritage sites is essential to deliver on the…

IUCN, the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN WCEL), Fauna & Flora, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) present an information brief within the framework of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues Road to Busan event series, and ahead of the fifth session of the…

On 16 October 2024, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (IUCN WCEL), Fauna & Flora, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Geneva Environment Network with guest speakers from Sierra Leone, St Helena, UNDRR, and The…