News | 13 Oct, 2022
IUCN launches network of regional government members engaged for nature
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 13 October 2022 (IUCN) - At the first IUCN Leaders Forum in Jeju, Republic of Korea, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and Jeju Special Self-governing Province have launched the Nature Province Partnership: a new network of regional authorities…
Press release | 13 Oct, 2022
IUCN Leaders Forum opens in Jeju with vision of nature-positive global economy
Jeju, Republic of Korea, 13 October 2022 (IUCN) - The inaugural IUCN Leaders Forum opened today in Jeju, Republic of Korea with keynote addresses by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Korean environment minister Wha-jin Han, Jeju governor Young Hun Oh and IUCN President Razan Al…
Page | 12 Oct, 2022
Expert reviewers for nominations
IUCN aims to ensure the highest standards of technical evaluation by following a rigorous process and seeking input from a wide range of experts. Contributions to IUCN’s evaluations of nominated sites are welcome.
Story | 12 Oct, 2022
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology closes major gap in our ability to measure the state of nature
As the world is set to adopt a landmark treaty to halt the loss of biodiversity later this year, implementing and measuring progress against specific goals of this agreement will soon become a focus. With its long history of establishing standards and tools to track and measure the conservation…
Press release | 12 Oct, 2022
IUCN Leaders Forum to define the path to a nature-positive future
Jeju, Korea, 12 October 2022 (IUCN) – The IUCN Leaders Forum, taking place 13-15 October 2022, will tackle the challenge of measuring progress towards global biodiversity goals. A key working paper due to be debated at the Forum sets out a quantitative methodology IUCN is…
News | 11 Oct, 2022
Training workshop reinforces the renewal of the partnership between IUCN and SEMAPI-AC
On October 19 and 20, IUCN-Brazil, through the Amazonia 2.0 project, and the Pro-Indian Commission of Acre (CPI-Acre) will hold the Training Workshop on Technological Tools and Monitoring Platforms linked to Territorial Governance.
Story | 11 Oct, 2022
Since 2020, the BIODEV2030 project has been supporting a science-informed, multi-stakeholder dialogue in 16 pilot countries, with economic sectors identified as key to their biodiversity and development. These dialogues are providing an opportunity to…
Page | 11 Oct, 2022
The Global Judicial Institute on the Environment (GJIE) was founded on 29 April 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first official meeting of the Institute took place during a session of the 1st IUCN World Environmental Law Congress held at the Supreme Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro where…
Page | 11 Oct, 2022
The Global Judicial Institute on the Environment is intended as a forum to unify the ongoing efforts of various national and international organizations already preparing, training, and enhancing the capacity of judges on environmental issues. Therefore, it is important to match the Institute’s…