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The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement is a significant milestone in global ocean governance. Ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of marine genetic resources (MGR) in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), including equitable access and benefit sharing, is…

Marine genetic resources and their associated Digital Sequence Information (DSI) are essential for conserving biodiversity and advancing research and innovation across diverse industries, including biotechnology, medicine, and environmental science. 

In 2024, the IUCN North America Regional Office (NARO) hosted two Regional Conservation Forums (RCFs) in preparation for the upcoming World Conservation Congress.  First, from August 20-21, NARO hosted the United States RCF…

How can nature’s role in climate mitigation help close the financing gap for nature? This was the central question of our recent webinar, delivered in collaboration with the Water Initiative for Net Zero (WINZ) and the…

The GEF-funded RIWE-Mono Project was launched in Grand Popo, Benin, on 30 January 2025, with the objective to  ensure the sustainable development and ecological resilience of the Mono River Basin through strengthened governance, capacity building in Integrated Water Resources Management (…

On 25-26 November 2024, an IUCN team visited two Cambodian provinces that border Viet Nam: Prey Veng and Svay Rieng. The visit aimed at better understanding the groundwater monitoring networks in southern Cambodia, forming foundations for future transboundary groundwater information sharing…

On 14 November 2024, IUCN visited An Phu District in An Giang Province to assess arsenic contamination in the Mekong Delta aquifer as a part of the “Enhancing the sustainability of the transboundary Cambodia-Mekong River Delta Aquifer” (CMDA) Project, funded by GEF with the execution and…

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Caprinae Specialist Group (CSG) evaluated the effects of inclusion of local people in the conservation of Golestan National Park, Iran. Community based conservation is identified as a key strategy leading to positive ecological outcomes.

The International Model Forest Network is the world’s largest network dedicated to sustainable landscape governance. The IMFN covers 60+ Model Forests in 35 countries covering 73+ million hectares.