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IUCN in collaboration with OCTO (Open Communications for The Oceans) has just concluded a successful pilot; the SEA Success initiative, on knowledge exchange within Marine Protected Areas in Thailand and Bangladesh. This project set out to…

A briefing series by the Forest Peoples Programme that looks at human rights violations linked to conservation and what actions are needed to stop them from happening. 

A decade has passed since the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress convened in Sydney, Australia, in November 2014. This Congress united conservationists, environmental donors, policymakers, Indigenous leaders, businesses, and key global stakeholders to enhance the status and impact of protected and…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Global Environment Facility (GEF), and Alliance Bioversity International & CIAT discussed the My Farm Trees application at the CBD COP16 event, "Empowering communities to restore land and biodiversity through incentives and digital…

The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve (RESEX Soure) became the first Brazilian Protected Area to enter the IUCN Green List. Located in Soure, on Marajó Island, Pará, the Reserve was created in 2001 on the demand of the…

In 2023, every 10 minutes, a woman was killed by partners or family members.

We are observing 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which links the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…

Civil society organizations from Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico are invited to apply for grants of up to €750,000 to implement projects focused on the protection, restoration, and sustainable use of the region's natural resources. This call is part of the second phase of the "Protection of the…

The International Legally Binding Agreement (ILBI) to end plastic pollution adjourned its negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea, without finalizing a treaty.

IUCN President Razan Al Mubarak used her remarks at the high-level One Water Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 3…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Oceania Regional Office is proud to announce significant progress under the Kiwa Initiative, revealed during the 9th Kiwa Steering Committee Meeting at the Novotel Hotel in Lami, on November 27th and 28th. This gathering brought…