IUCN Statement | 19 Dec, 2022
IUCN welcomes the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) in Montreal, Canada on 19 December 2022 after four long years of negotiations. We congratulate the Chinese Presidency, Canadian hosts and the CBD secretariat for their…
News | 19 Dec, 2022
Asian Institute of Technology and IUCN forge partnership for joint research and resource sharing
Bangkok, Thailand, 16 December 2022: The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, providing a general framework for identifying specific areas of collaboration, joint activities and…
Story | 16 Dec, 2022
Rio Doce Panel debates the restoration challenges in the Fundão Dam Science Meeting
The second Fundão Dam Rupture Science Meeting was held from 21–22 September in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil, aimed at sharing technical information about the consequences of the rupture of the Fundão dam and the recovery processes of the Rio Doce Basin.
Press release | 16 Dec, 2022
Sports organisations commit to safeguard nature under new framework
Montreal, Canada, 16 December 2022 – More than twenty sports organisations, including the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a founding partner, and the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, signed the first-ever Sports for Nature Framework today. Signatories pledge to adhere to…
DG Statement | 16 Dec, 2022
IUCN statement to UN Biodiversity Conference 2022
During the 15 December High Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, Canada (COP15), IUCN Director General Dr Bruno Oberle delivered IUCN’s statement on how IUCN will help galvanize urgent action to deliver on the Global Biodiversity Framework. Read the full statement below…
News | 16 Dec, 2022
On 15 December 2022, in the framework of CBD COP 15 in Montreal, the Government of Monaco, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation and IUCN signed a partnership agreement to support the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM with an exceptional contribution of 600,000 euros over the…
News | 14 Dec, 2022
Expertise tends to be particularly poor in the countries with the richest biodiversity, while taxonomists are predominantly male and ageing.
News | 29 Nov, 2022
A collaborative document addresses the challenge of turning data and information into knowledge to support decisions about the region's recovery
News | 12 Dec, 2022
New IUCN report: To fulfil its promise, circular economy must take biodiversity into account
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – A new report issued by IUCN Europe examines links and policy gaps between circular economy concepts and biodiversity. It finds that the circular economy has important potential benefits for nature, but needs to be integrated more closely with…
Press release | 13 Dec, 2022
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…