Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 4 December 2024 (IUCN) – A new three-year initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to strengthen the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) was officially launched during a side…
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2024 (IUCN) – This month, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team (FGT) organized and engaged in a variety of events at UNCCD COP16, emphasizing the importance of restoring and sustainably managing grasslands, savannahs, and rangelands.
Gland, Switzerland, and Denver, Colorado, USA – IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM, TSX: NGT, ASX: NEM, PNGX: NEM) (Newmont or the Company) have extended their collaborative agreement signed in 2018 until 2027 to work on a nature strategy for…
Cali, Colombia, 28 October 2024 (IUCN) – Thirty-eight per cent of the world’s trees are at risk of extinction according to the first Global Tree Assessment, published in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Also in today’s update, the conservation status of the…
From 14 to 18 October, the IUCN South America Conservation Forum is being held at the headquarters of our Member, INVEMAR, in Santa Marta, Colombia, with the generous support of the Subnational Climate Fund and Conservation International Colombia. Under the theme "A Future with a Shared Vision…
Switzerland, 15 October 2024 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 12 new sites from Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard for recognising fairly governed…
IUCN and REDEIA, formerly known as Red Eléctrica de España, have signed a new agreement to advance biodiversity assessments and conservation actions.
From September 11 to 13, 2024, more than 70 representatives from civil society, Indigenous organizations, international organizations, and conservation experts gathered to define the OECMs Collaborative Agenda 2025-2030. The agenda, which prioritizes key actions to strengthen biodiversity…
A new report on the Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) programme, outlining its trajectory of transboundary water management, was published by IUCN for World Water Week 2024, happening this week in Stockholm, Sweden.
The report firstly presents a summary of…
IUCN will be online and onsite at World Water Week in Stockholm, 25-29 August, organising official events, participating in others, and attending even more. We look forward to seeing you there or online, and welcome your participation and outreach.
See below for events involving…