Press release | 15 Dec, 2020
IUCN World Conservation Congress to be held from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the French government have agreed to hold the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 from 3 to 11 September 2021 in Marseille. The event, originally scheduled for June 2020,…
Story | 15 Dec, 2020
IUCN developed the Natural Resource Governance Framework to improve coherence and consistency in natural resource governance. Good governance of environmental resources is required to achieve human rights goals. The framework includes 10 principles and criteria…
Publication | 2020
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology 2.0
Ecosystems are critically important components of Earth’s biological diversity and as the natural capital that sustains human life and well-being. Yet all of the world’s ecosystems show hallmarks of human influence, and many are under acute risks of collapse, with consequences for habitats of…
Publication | 2020
Pro-poor analysis of REDD+ activities in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
REDD+ refers to the implementation of activities under the UNFCCC in developing tropical countries to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and to promote the sustainable management of forests and the enhancement and conservation of forest carbon stocks. REDD+ will provide…
Story | 14 Dec, 2020
The show must go on: Online Red List Assessor Training Workshop for experts in Republic of Korea
Together with the Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Biological Resources of the Republic of Korea (ROK), IUCN has launched the IUCN-Republic of Korea Global Red List Partnership.
Story | 14 Dec, 2020
5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5) is on, new dates announced.
The new dates for IMPAC5, Vancouver, Canada, have been announced: 3-9 February, 2023. Co-hosts IUCN and the Canadian Government, together with the international committee for IMPAC5, invite you to prepare.
Story | 11 Dec, 2020
Energy Transition Highlighted in UNFCCC June Momentum & Climate Dialogues
By Dr. Stephen Minas - The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major delays to international climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. However, while negotiating sessions have been delayed, the work of climate action is…
Press release | 10 Dec, 2020
European bison recovering, 31 species declared Extinct – IUCN Red List
Gland, Switzerland, 10 December 2020 (IUCN) – The European bison (Bison bonasus), Europe’s largest land mammal, has moved from Vulnerable to Near Threatened thanks to continued conservation efforts, according to today’s update of the IUCN…
Blog | 10 Dec, 2020
Inspiration from half a world away
An inspiring group of women from Central America has recently made me feel particularly lucky to do the kind of work that I do with the Forest and Farm Facility. Women from the Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques are changing the game, at the local level and at…
Story | 10 Dec, 2020
PWFI Quantification analysis progresses in the Pacific
The Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) is a three-year initiative working with six (6) Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean and in the Pacific region. The overall goal of the project is to reduce plastic…