Story | 16 Dec, 2020
Nature O’Clock IUCN Members Webinar: sustainable agriculture explained!
On 11 December 2020, the IUCN European Regional Office hosted the third "Nature O'Clock" webinar, now focussing on sustainable agriculture.
Story | 16 Dec, 2020
European Green Deal is well-aligned to fast-track action on Nature-based Solutions, says IUCN
Gland, Switzerland - The European Green Deal is aligned to mobilise action on nature-based solutions (NbS) and, at the same time, help deliver the European Recovery Package, according to IUCN, which co-hosted a virtual event this week the German…
Story | 15 Dec, 2020
Buenos Aires, Argentina. 15th December 2020 — The Center will act as a regional support hub for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, to IUCN conservation planning and to mobilizing species recovery action.
Press release | 15 Dec, 2020
IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. The event, originally scheduled for June 2020,…
Story | 15 Dec, 2020
IUCN developed the Natural Resource Governance Framework to improve coherence and consistency in natural resource governance. Good governance of environmental resources is required to achieve human rights goals. The framework includes 10 principles and criteria…
Story | 14 Dec, 2020
The show must go on: Online Red List Assessor Training Workshop for experts in Republic of Korea
Together with the Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Biological Resources of the Republic of Korea (ROK), IUCN has launched the IUCN-Republic of Korea Global Red List Partnership.
Story | 14 Dec, 2020
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced.
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the international committee for IMPAC5, invite you to prepare.
Press release | 10 Dec, 2020
European bison recovering, 31 species declared Extinct – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 10 December 2020 (IUCN) – The European bison (Bison bonasus), Europe’s largest land mammal, has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened thanks to continued conservation efforts, according to today’s update of the IUCN…
Blog | 10 Dec, 2020
Inspiration from half a world away
An inspiring group of women from Central America has recently made me feel particularly lucky to do the kind of work that I do with the Forest and Farm Facility. Women from the Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques are changing the game, at the local level and at…
Story | 10 Dec, 2020
PWFI Quantification analysis progresses in the Pacific
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) is a three-year initiative working with six (6) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean and in the Pacific region. The overall goal of the project is to reduce plastic…