DG Statement | 20 May, 2022
IUCN statement on UNCCD COP15 and International Day for Biological Diversity
The 15th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) closes today, 20 May 2022. IUCN congratulates the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for hosting the first UNCCD COP since the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration began. The past…
Press release | 19 May, 2022
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal to chair IUCN’s new Climate Crisis Commission
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal has been appointed by the IUCN Council as the Interim Chair of IUCN’s recently established Climate Crisis Commission (CCC). IUCN Members decided to create the new expert Commission at the last IUCN Congress in Marseille, to mobilise and coordinate efforts to address climate…
Story | 19 May, 2022
Biodiversity and soil health: how protecting one, safeguards the other
The International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated each year on May 22, aims to increase awareness of biodiversity, the living fabric of our planet. ‘Building a shared future for all life’ is the theme this year, chosen to build momentum for the post-2020 biodiversity framework which…
Publication | 2022
A solution package for plastic pollution – from measurement to action
Knowledge gathered over the past four years in the IUCN Close the Plastic Tap programme is the basis of this publication.
Story | 19 May, 2022
IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas events at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress
Join the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team at the 2nd Asia Parks Congress, a gathering of Asia's protected areas practitioners and other interested stakeholders in Sabah, Malaysia and online. The Congress will bring together leaders and decision-makers from government, civil society,…
Story | 19 May, 2022
Restoring forest landscapes in Eastern Province of Rwanda
Forest landscape restoration is about restoring the ecological and productive functions of degraded ecosystems in tree-rich landscapes, increasing the resilience of the landscapes and…
Story | 19 May, 2022
Campaña de ciencia ciudadana contra las especies invasoras de agua dulce en la Península Ibérica
Dentro de la Semana sobre Especies Invasoras (SIEI 2022), liderada por una plataforma de entidades ambientales de España y Portugal, el próximo 23 de mayo arranca la campaña de ciencia ciudadana para el registro de Especies Exóticas Invasoras (EEI) de agua dulce en la península ibérica,…