Story | 25 Apr, 2023
On 24 March 2023, during the UN Water Conference in New York, IUCN signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea (MoE) and the Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-Water).
Story | 24 Apr, 2023
New York, USA, April 18, 2023: Her Excellency Razan Al Mubarak, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for the COP28 Presidency and President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), urged for greater inclusion of indigenous peoples as “full partners in decision-making…
Story | 24 Apr, 2023
The new IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is a comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features. This new typology will help identify the ecosystems that are most critical for biodiversity conservation, research, management…
Story | 24 Apr, 2023
IUCN mourns an Ocean Champion.
It is with deep sorrow that IUCN announces the untimely passing of Ziad Samaha, a stellar ocean champion, who dedicated his life to defending the marine environment of his beloved Mediterranean Sea. Ziad died on April 21st, 2023 in a tragic diving…
Story | 24 Apr, 2023
In honorable memory of Ziad Samaha
Today we honour a dear IUCN colleague and friend - Ziad Samaha - who was a true champion for conservation in the Mediterranean.
Blog | 21 Apr, 2023
Earth Day 2023: Inclusive conservation invests in Indigenous and local women
This year’s International Mother Earth Day, celebrated under the theme ‘Invest in our planet’, encourages the global community to act boldly, innovate broadly, and implement equitably…
Story | 20 Apr, 2023
Democratising data for more inclusive governance to strengthen conservation in the Mekong Basin
From 14-16 March 2023, the Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, which aims to promote the stability, peace, prosperity, and sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region, hosted the Mekong Research Symposium in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Story | 20 Apr, 2023
The IUCN Green List, what it is and why it’s useful
Designating an area as legally protected is a key step toward creating a safe haven for threatened habitats and wildlife. But it needs more than that. Protected areas must also be effectively managed so that countries can deliver on their national and global biodiversity targets. And at a time…
Story | 18 Apr, 2023
Mirali Shukla, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, Deputy Chair of the CEESP Theme on Environment and Peace
Story | 19 Apr, 2023
Maher Mahjoub, new director of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
After a decade of successfully implementing the IUCN Programme - first as coordinator of IUCN North of Africa Programme and later for the entire Mediterranean region, Maher Mahjoub has been appointed Director of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation. In his time at IUCN-Med, the…