DG Statement | 01 Mar, 2024
IUCN Director General's address to Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly
IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered an address at the closing ceremony of the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in Nairobi, Kenya on 1 March. Read the full speech below.
News | 01 Mar, 2024
The Nature Restoration Law passes to restore 20% of Europe's degraded land and sea
On Tuesday, the European Parliament approved the Nature Restoration Law, marking a significant step towards the restoration of Europe's ecosystems. This law sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of its land and sea areas by 2030, with a commitment to…
News | 01 Mar, 2024
Nairobi, Kenya, 1 March (IUCN) – A new report from the ENACT Partnership released today during the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concludes that the global community must better integrate actions on climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation…
Grey literature | 2023
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2023 Midterm Report
With great honor, we present the CEESP Midterm report as we navigate through the quadrennium following the IUCN Congress. This period has marked significant growth and transformative endeavors, as we steadfastly pursue the reimagining of conservation across all our work areas. We reflect on how…
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Nature-based Solutions Professional Certificate on IUCN Global Standard™ - 6th edition
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News | 27 Feb, 2024
This month, 33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) have been approved and put on the map in the North East Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea.
News | 27 Feb, 2024
The IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force is pleased to announce the creation of 33 new Important Marine Mammal Areas, called IMMAs, in the North East Atlantic Ocean and Baltic Sea.
Grey literature | 2024
The Fundão disaster in 2015 was one of the biggest environmental disasters in Brazil’s history. The collapse of the dam near the city of Mariana released around 39 million m3 of tailings, which travelled 670 km to reach the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way, the tailings resulted in 19 deaths,…