Story | 05 Sep, 2021
IUCN and German government support post-COVID recovery through sustainable tourism initiative
Marseille, France, 5 September 2021 (IUCN) – At the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN and the German development agency GIZ today announced a new programme to strengthen the resilience of community-based tourism in and around protected and conserved areas…
Story | 05 Sep, 2021
Launch of the first assessment of IUCN NbS Global Standard in Mediterranean urban areas
The first assessment of the IUCN NbS Global Standard in Mediterranean urban areas "Planning and delivering Nature-based Solutions in Mediterranean cities" has been presented at the IUCN World Conservation Congress held from 3-11 Sept 2021 in Marseille.
Crossroads blog | 05 Sep, 2021
The time is now for natural sponges
The catastrophic European floods in July 2021 demonstrated the urgent need to deploy landscape level nature-based solutions that make people and property safer. Solutions, such as the “natural sponge” concept, which involves restoring the absorptive capacity of soils in Europe’s upper valley…
Crossroads blog | 05 Sep, 2021
Post-2020 global biodiversity framework emphasises ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach
We depend on nature, but are we doing enough to ensure that commitments made to conserving and restoring nature are delivered on the ground? Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will soon agree the post-2020 global biodiversity framework to guide future conservation,…
Crossroads blog | 04 Sep, 2021
Food security should open the conversation about biodiversity for coral reef-dependent countries
As noted in IUCN Resolution 105 (WCC-2020-Res-105) the world has already lost 50% of its coral reefs and time is running out to prevent more from disappearing. This loss is largely due to climate change and more acidic waters, pollution, sedimentation, overfishing and destructive fishing…
Story | 04 Sep, 2021
Global business leaders outline efforts to build a nature-positive future at IUCN CEO Summit
Marseille, France (IUCN) – More than a dozen leading global businesses – from fashion and food to energy and transport – unveiled their efforts to address biodiversity loss and climate change in the first-ever CEO Summit at the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
Crossroads blog | 04 Sep, 2021
Many governments and companies have committed to ambitious action to tackle nature loss, but we have yet to see this translate into the global biodiversity framework negotiations. The environmental crisis is also a humanitarian crisis, so a robust and inclusive framework is our best chance to…
Press release | 04 Sep, 2021
Tuna species recovering despite growing pressures on marine life - IUCN Red List
Marseille, France, 4 September 2021 (IUCN) – Four commercially-fished tuna species are on the path to recovery thanks to the enforcement of regional fishing quotas over the last decade, according to today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released at the IUCN World…
Story | 04 Sep, 2021
Marine News Issue 16 is here! IUCN's one-stop source of ocean-related news from across the Union
To mark the opening of the 2021 World Conservation Congress in Marseille, IUCN's Global Marine and Polar Programme is releasing the 2021 edition of its Marine News magazine. Marine News brings you highlights of IUCN's marine work being implemented around the world including the work of IUCN…
Story | 04 Sep, 2021
UICN lanza recomendaciones para conservar el buitre de Rüppell en el Mediterráneo
Cada año, el primer sábado de septiembre, la comunidad conservacionista celebra el Día Internacional de los Buitres para crear conciencia sobre la importancia de estas especies y su papel esencial en la salud ecológica del medio ambiente. En este día, la UICN lanza un conjunto de recomendaciones…