Story | 04 May, 2022
Important Shark and Ray Areas news
The IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group has developed the foundations for an expert-driven innovative approach to ensure that discrete portions of habitats, critical to shark species, are delineated and used in various place-based conservation and management initiatives…
Story | 28 Apr, 2022
The representatives of Montenegro and Serbia strongly emphasised the importance and the role Biodiversity Task Force for South-East Europe (BDTF SEE) could play in relation to the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework implementation in their statements at the CBD Geneva meetings 2022 end-March…
Press release | 27 Apr, 2022
Gland, Switzerland, 27 April 2022 (IUCN / NatureServe / Conservation International) – Conservation efforts for other animals have likely helped protect many reptile species, according to a new…
Story | 27 Apr, 2022
World’s reptiles comprehensively assessed – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 27 April 2022 (IUCN) – More than one in five of the world’s reptiles are threatened with extinction, according to the Global Reptile Assessment published on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM.
Story | 25 Apr, 2022
On behalf of organizers, IUCN would like to express our sincere thanks for all applicants of marine turtle conservation volunteer programme in Hon Cau Marine Protected Area - Summer 2022.
Story | 25 Apr, 2022
IUCN World Heritage Outlook as a tool for measuring protected areas’ effectiveness
Formally recognised as the planet’s most significant protected areas, World Heritage sites are regularly assessed and monitored, enabling valuable data to be gathered on a range of factors including protection and management. Assessing all sites listed for their natural values, the IUCN World…
Story | 22 Apr, 2022
A collaborative report by FAO, TRAFFIC, and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Medicinal Plant Specialist Group (MPSG) evaluates twelve flagship wild-harvested ingredients, assigning them social and biological risk ratings to highlight where improvements can be made.
Story | 13 Apr, 2022
Date: 16th May, 2022 - Time: 13:30 – 16:00 (CEST) - Free online Know-how Webinar organised by IUCN-Med in collaboration with MedBycatch and Dolphin Depredation project partners.
Story | 11 Apr, 2022
IUCN Viet Nam and Hon Cau MPA are pleased to announce the call for sea turtle conservation volunteer programme 2022 in Hon Cau MPA, Binh Thuan Province.