News | 24 Oct, 2023
IMMAS Celebrated—Yet Now In Danger
The IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force Marks 10 years But Some of its Flagship Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, are Already in Danger
Artículo | 13 Oct, 2023
UICN, 75 años de comunicar, generar conciencia y diálogo
El pasado 5 de octubre, la UICN, la red medioambiental más grande y diversa del mundo, cumplió más de siete décadas de existencia en el mundo y más de tres en la región sudamericana, con el objetivo de reunir a gobiernos y sociedad civil para conservar la naturaleza.
News | 10 Oct, 2023
Through a Position Statement released today, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) proudly recognizes and applauds the significant contributions made by botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos in their critical mission of conserving wild animals, fungi, and plants.
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.
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.
News | 05 Sep, 2023
United Nations' 2023 Science Summit welcomes SSC experts' participation
IUCN Species Survival Commission's experts will be part of the list of speakers who will be highlighting biodiversity at the Science Summit at the 78 United Nations General Assembly, from 12 to 29 September 2023.
News | 21 Aug, 2023
International Standardization Organisation – mainstreaming biodiversity standards
The third plenary of the International Standardization Organisation (ISO) technical committee on biodiversity took place in Paris and virtually from 17 to 21 April 2023.
Story | 28 Apr, 2022
Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for the Talaud Bear Cuscus
The Talaud Bear Cuscus (Ailurops melanotis) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and protected under Indonesian law. The species’ geographic distribution is confined to two small islands in Talaud-Sangihe islands, Large Sangihe Island and Salibabu Island…
News | 07 Aug, 2023
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and the A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI) announced a groundbreaking partnership to create a Center for Species Survival (CSS) in Nigeria, located in the Amurum Forest Reserve in Jos. The official agreement was signed by the IUCN…
News | 24 Jul, 2023
A New Task Force: IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change
Considering the critical role of human behaviour and decision-making in driving the unprecedented rate of species extinction we are witnessing today the IUCN through its Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) created the inter-commission IUCN SSC…