Press release | 21 Sep, 2023
African rhino numbers are increasing despite poaching
Ahead of World Rhino Day on 22 September 2023, African authorities have estimated that there were 23,290 rhinos across the continent at the end of 2022, 5.2% more than in 2021. Nonetheless, at least 561 rhinos were illegally killed (poached) across the continent during 2022.
Grey literature | 2023
Seven years to save nature and people: a proposed set of policies and actions for the SDG Summit
We have reached the midpoint of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, taking stock of the progress achieved so far, it is sobering to realise that we are deeply off-track to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Despite gains across many of the…
News | 18 Sep, 2023
Biodiversity protections off-track to meet Sustainable Development Goals – IUCN report
The state of biodiversity is in severe decline, with deforestation, land degradation and species extinctions all moving in the wrong direction to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, according to an IUCN report published today during the ongoing SDG Summit at the United Nations General…
Documento de posición | 2023
Documento de posición de la UICN para la COP28 de la CMNUCC
La síntesis del Sexto Informe de Evaluación del Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC AR6), publicado en marzo de este año, ha puesto de relieve las pérdidas y daños irreversibles que se derivan actualmente del cambio climático, así como los riesgos en cascada y…
Prise de position | 2023
Document de position de l’UICN pour la COP28 de la CCNUCC
La synthèse du sixième rapport d’évaluation du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (IPCC AR6), publié en mars de cette année, a mis en évidence les pertes et dommages irréversibles résultant actuellement des changements climatiques, ainsi que les risques en cascade et…
Position paper | 2023
IUCN position paper for UNFCCC COP28
The synthesis report of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC AR6), released in March this year, has brought into sharp focus the irreversible losses and damages that are presently accruing from climate change, as well as the cascading and compounding…
Project | 27 Dec, 2016 - 31 Mar, 2023
The work area of the Amazon 2.0 project is implemented in: Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Guyana, Suriname. Its mission is to strengthen forest governance models in indigenous and peasant territories of the Amazon biome.
Project | 01 Jan, 2018 - 31 Mar, 2022
SINCERE - Spurring INnovations for Forest ECosystem SERvices in Europe
Project | 30 Aug, 2017 - 30 Apr, 2023
Rio Doce Panel - Independent Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (ISTAP)
The Rio Doce Panel is an Independent Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (ISTAP) convened and managed by IUCN to provide objective recommendations to the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed.