News | 29 Sep, 2023
Nature-based Solutions Asian Hub launches to accelerate uptake in the region
Yancheng, China, 25 September 2023: the first meeting of the NbS Asian Hub was convened during the World Costal Forum in Yancheng, China, marking the official launch of the Hub as a collaboration mechanism between IUCN and China’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR).
News | 29 Sep, 2023
In memoriam: M.S. Swaminathan (1925-2023)
IUCN mourns the passing of Dr Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist who served as President of IUCN from 1984 to 1990. He was 98 years old.
Grey literature | 2023
The Global Species Action Plan (GSAP) is a critical initiative developed to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), to address the increasing biodiversity loss worldwide. The GSAP outlines strategic interventions and actions to conserve and…
Story | 29 Sep, 2023
Blue4All Project: Press release
Co-Creating Effective, Efficient, and Resilient Marine Protected Areas for Biodiversity Conservation
File | 2022
Developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Olympic Committee (IOC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), and supported by Sails of Change, the Sports for Nature Framework, is…
News | 27 Sep, 2023
Biodiversity in Kenya has today received a boost with the establishment of the IUCN Kenya Species Specialist Group (KeSSG) announced on the second day of the inaugural Wildlife Scientific Conference hosted by the Wildlife Research & Training Institute (WRTI) in Naivasha, Kenya.
Blog | 27 Sep, 2023
Reforming in Riyadh: the IUCN closing blog from the 2023 World Heritage Committee
The extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee has just closed here in Riyadh, a mammoth event covering two years of work instead of the normal one. IUCN has had a good meeting, with a fantastic, diverse and hardworking delegation that has both brought our advisory role to the World…
Story | 29 Sep, 2023
Almost universally, women are dependent on fish resources obtained by men for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, as gender-based violence (GBV) is used across environment sectors to assert control over land and natural resources – and can be exacerbated in the context of environmental degradation…
Crossroads blog | 28 Sep, 2023
Biobanks: safeguarding biodiversity and preserving hope
Biobanking – the practice of preserving biological materials like cells and tissues – can help secure future access to genetic diversity and serve as the foundation for a pivotal new set of conservation options, write Dr Oliver Ryder and Dr Elyan Shor of the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.