Story | 28 Dec, 2023
TRI Countries’ Policy Milestones Published Through PANORAMA Solutions Website
All ten of TRI’s country projects have been published through the PANORAMA Solutions website, highlighting each team’s policy achievements and how they’ve impacted overall FLR goals. The solutions detail the projects’ policy milestones, challenges, beneficiaries, impacts, and building blocks and…
Story | 03 Jan, 2024
Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) at COP28
For global leaders at COP28, members of IUCN’s CEC shine spotlight on the power of education to tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss
Story | 28 Dec, 2023
Strengthening cooperation on nature conservation between Turkmenistan and IUCN
The Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 11 November 2023, agreeing to enhance their cooperation on sustainable management of natural resources, protection of biodiversity, and…
IUCN Statement | 21 Dec, 2023
IUCN joins non-state actors calling for action to transform food systems
For the first time since the Rio Declaration in 1992, world leaders at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates recognised and promised to tackle the huge interdependency and responsibility that agriculture and food systems have in climate change, biodiversity loss, and conflict…
Story | 21 Dec, 2023
IUCN Asia wraps up 2023 stakeholder engagement with International Partners Day
As a culmination of its stakeholder engagement activities for the year, the IUCN Asia Regional Office welcomed distinguished guests from diplomatic missions and international organisations based in Bangkok, as well as the Government of Thailand, for an informal reception in the garden located…
File | 2023
Measuring the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators and quality analyses
Efforts to assess the effectiveness of environmental law through legal indicators are indispensable at a time when environmental law and its effective implementation and enforcement are crucial in the global transformation towards a sustainable society. Environmental law requires tools which…
Blog | 19 Dec, 2023
Roots of territorial sustainability of the Peoples of Mexico: Indigenous Peoples, Gender and Youth.
The IUCN Mexican Forum "Roots of territorial sustainability of the peoples of Mexico" has been an invaluable space for exchange, since it allowed bringing together Indigenous leaders, experts, professionals, and people committed to the advancement of sustainable practices in the Mexican…
News | 19 Dec, 2023
Wrapping up 2023: Message from the CEESP Chair and Deputy Chair
As 2023 draws to a close, we proudly present the CEESP Midterm report, highlighting our collective progress since the IUCN Congress. This period has seen significant growth and transformative initiatives, reinforcing our commitment to reshaping conservation across our focus areas. As stewards of…
Blog | 19 Dec, 2023
Here’s to the GBF’s first trip around the sun
As we bid farewell to 2023, we find ourselves marking the first anniversary of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). Amidst the achievements since its adoption, it seems clear that the year ahead will need accelerated action towards implementation. Let's embark on 2024 with…
News | 19 Dec, 2023
IUCN Launches Ambitious Act30 Initiative for Inclusive Conservation in the Mediterranean at COP23
Portorož, Slovenia, December 7, 2023 - The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation proudly introduced the Act30 initiative in the Mediterranean during the recent meeting of the parties of the Barcelona Convention (COP23) in Slovenia. The Act30 initiative aims to spearhead inclusive…