Press release | 19 May, 2021
World met target for protected area coverage on land, but quality must improve
Story | 17 May, 2021
A tribute to Lee Merriam Talbot (1930 – 2021)
IUCN is deeply saddened by the passing of its former Director General, Lee Merriam Talbot. A lifelong conservation champion, Lee is remembered in the personal tribute below by Russell Mittermeier, Chief Conservation Officer at Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation) and Chair of the IUCN…
Story | 17 May, 2021
Farmer organisations and the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions: An illustration
IUCN is onto something with the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions and its associated self-assessment. However, the best way to reinforce the universal value of this tool is for different types of organisations to apply the self-assessment to their own…
Story | 12 May, 2021
What makes conservation effective? A community perspective
A video is now available of the public event held April 20, 2021, to celebrate the launch of the new CCRN book, co-published by IUCN-CEESP: Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods.
Story | 10 May, 2021
CEESP News: by Fikret Berkes, University of Manitoba*
As more and more terrestrial and marine regions come under protected area status, the idea of community-based conservation becomes…
Story | 03 May, 2021
The IUCN SSC Network welcoming the Fungal Conservation Committee
The Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has recently created the IUCN SSC Fungal Conservation Committee. This Committee includes members with different proficiency within this scientific community gathering expertise from all around the…
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
NEW YORK, 30 April 2021 – New paper in journal Science provides policy guidance for species assisted colonization, which is critically needed in the face of rapid climate change
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
Inspire nature connections and conservation through the #NatureForAll inspired BackyardBio campaign
Inspired by #NatureForAll, this campaign spearheaded by Canadian NGO Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants aims to provide an easy, fun and engaging experience that will inspire people around the world to learn more, get…
Story | 29 Apr, 2021
IUCN World Conservation Congress to offer remote participation
Taking into account the current health situation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has decided to organise a “hybrid” IUCN World Conservation Congress, thus allowing those not able to physically attend the event to follow and participate in some parts of the Congress…
Press release | 28 Apr, 2021
Sustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report
Gland, Switzerland, 28 April 2021 (IUCN) – Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new IUCN report finds. The report concludes that conserving and sustainably managing natural resources…