Story | 04 Jan, 2022
Remembrances of Tom Lovejoy - the "godfather" of biodiversity
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of conservation pioneer Dr Tom Lovejoy on Christmas Day 2021. Among many other roles, Dr Lovejoy served as Chair of the Board of Directors of IUCN-US and was a long-time member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC). On behalf of the IUCN family,…
Story | 04 Jan, 2022
IUCN mourns the loss of leading conservationist Professor Richard Leakey
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of IUCN Patron of Nature Professor Richard Leakey – an eminent paleoanthropologist and conservationist celebrated for his fossil discoveries and his efforts to preserve the wildlife of the African continent.
Story | 27 Dec, 2021
China launches new guidelines for coastal ecosystems to enhance disaster risk reduction
In 2018, the highest decision-making body on financial and economic issues in China mandated competent authorities to implement coastal conservation and restoration projects through the use of Nature-based Solutions to keep resilient…
Story | 24 Dec, 2021
It has been over a year since Fiji had its first case of COVID-19, now a 2nd, highly contagious variant of the virus is going rampant across the country. As of 30th May 2021, Fiji recorded 401 cases since the virus was first recorded in March…
Story | 23 Dec, 2021
Mainstreaming biodiversity into economic sectors: Fiji launches BIODEV project
Through multi-stakeholder dialogue, mainstreaming biodiversity commitments into Fiji’s economic sectors will soon be taken into account with the support of the new BIODEV 2030 Fiji project. Launched in Suva, Fiji on 31 March, the event gathered stakeholders from government line ministries,…
Story | 22 Dec, 2021
Nature-based Solutions for ecological conservation and restoration explored at CBD COP15 in China
Kunming, China (IUCN) – China’s Ministry of Natural Resources, together with IUCN, organised an event, “Nature-based Solutions for Ecological Conservation and Restoration,” as part of the Ecological Civilisation Forum during the Convention on…
Story | 17 Dec, 2021
What COP26 does for forests and what to look for in 2022
The Glasgow COP26 Declaration on Forests and Land use, endorsed by 141 countries, stresses the need for transformative steps to move the world onto a sustainable and resilient land-use path – inextricably tying forests and the fight against climate…
Press release | 16 Dec, 2021
IUCN report identifies sites with World Heritage potential in Himalaya and beyond
Gland, Switzerland, 16 December 2021 (IUCN) – A new report lists seven broad areas in the Himalayas, the Hindu Kush and the Karakoram mountain ranges where new natural World Heritage sites could be found. It also identifies possible extensions of existing World Heritage sites,…
Story | 15 Dec, 2021
Linking biodiversity conservation with agriculture
“Biodiversity is our future, our very lives and the lives of our future generations depend on biodiversity”, these were the words of Mr Joshua Wycliffe, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Waterways and Environment as he officiated the BIODEV Awareness Workshop for the Fiji Crop and…
Story | 14 Dec, 2021
Panel Discussion – COP26 @ Ecosystem Restoration
Pakistan made a significant impact at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held at Glasgow during 31 Oct - 12 Nov 2021, in this regard a post COP26 panel discussion was organized to provide an insight about the takeaway from the conference and to define the way ahead.