Press release | 21 May, 2024
More than half of all mangrove ecosystems at risk of collapse by 2050, first global assessment finds
Gland, Switzerland, 22 May 2024 (IUCN) – More than half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse, according to the first global mangrove assessment for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Ecosystems.
News | 21 May, 2024
On 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) published its Advisory Opinion in response to t
Story | 14 May, 2024
The event was organized by the School of Sustainability and Law, National Law University, Meghalaya in Shillong, in association with IUCN WCEL Task Force on Rights of Nature.
News | 13 May, 2024
New Opportunity for Italy’s Protected Areas to Join IUCN's Green List
The Second IUCN Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Italy has been launched this April 10th in Rome, opening the doors for more Italian protected areas to apply to join IUCN’s green list.
Story | 01 May, 2024
Women fishers learn sustainable practices and give back to the ocean
Women fishers in Ngardmau, Palau are learning new ways to make a living while protecting the environment. With the help of Ebiil Society (Inc.) Kiwa Initiative project, they are now running four giant clam farms instead of traditional fishing.
Press release | 26 Apr, 2024
A new study in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is environmental conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be transformational for halting and reversing biodiversity loss, a crisis that leads to ecosystem…
External event
IUCN will participate in the meetings of the subsidiary bodies of the Convention on Biological Diversity that will take place in Nairobi from 13 to 29 May 2024.
Story | 22 Mar, 2024
IUCN participates in historic climate change proceedings before World Court
"Watershed moment" is a term often used too loosely, but not this time. It is not every day that the International Court of Justice – the highest judicial body of the United Nations, also known as the World Court – deals with climate change. In fact, this is the first time!
Story | 08 Mar, 2024
Oma Tafua celebrates 20 years of whale research and conservation success
Oma Tafua (meaning “to treasure whales”) Kiwa initiative project, a non-profit organisation in Niue, has achieved remarkable results in whale research. Between 2022 and 2023, the organisation documented over 70 individual humpback whales in Niue's…
Large event
IUCN Leaders Forum Geneva 2024
The third edition of the IUCN Leaders Forum will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 8 – 10 October 2024.