Story | 28 Feb, 2022
Call for Solutions on Wildlife Health and Zoonotic Disease Risk Reduction
Protected Area Solutions for Biodiversity and Climate Change is a project led by IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas Team, funded by Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). IUCN is collaborating with EcoHealth…
Story | 28 Feb, 2022
On 11 December 2021 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) delivered equipment and tools, including computers, drones, and camera traps, to support the establishment of a SMART Patrol Monitoring Center for the Protected Area Regional Office No.3 in Ba Pong. Discussions also…
Story | 28 Feb, 2022
Meet the Hoverflies Experts: Antonio Ricarte
This is the ninth in a series of interviews with the network of Experts involved in developing the IUCN’s European Red List (ERL) of Hoverflies. The project aims to assess the extinction risk of hoverfly species across Europe, and will contribute to guiding decisions and conservation action for…
Story | 28 Feb, 2022
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP), IUCN is pleased to announce a request for proposals for tiger conservation in the western portion…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Transitioning to sustainable food systems is vital to staying within planetary boundaries, feeding a growing population and combatting climate change. Today IUCN launched SUSTAIN Pro, a 10-year initiative aimed at addressing livelihood inequality, ecosystem degradation and agricultural…
Story | 24 Feb, 2022
Aquaculture and Nature-based Solutions: new report
A new report from the AquaCoCo project works to identify synergies between sustainable development of coastal communities, aquaculture, and marine and coastal conservation. It examines the emerging concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the IUCN Global Standard for NbS when applied to…
DG Statement | 24 Feb, 2022
IUCN Director General’s open letter to Members ahead of UNEA5.2
Dear IUCN Members,
With the pandemic still affecting daily lives around the world, the year begins with international gatherings of importance to our Union and its mission.
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Since 1972, IUCN is the official advisor on nature under the World Heritage Convention. The Convention is known as "the most widely accepted international conservation treaty in human history”, ratified today by 195 States Parties. Natural World Heritage sites conserve the planet’s most…
Page | 04 Feb, 2022
Transboundary water governance and diplomacy
Good transboundary water management is crucial for peace, security, economic development and environmental sustainability.