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In 2023, the COINACHI cooperative received the GLOBALG.A.P. Certification for the sustainable agricultural practices they promote in the Chipacá microwatershed, located in Chichicastenango, El Quiché, Guatemala. The high fruit yield and quality of the Hass avocado result from implementing…

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…

Bangkok, Thailand, 11 December 2024: RESULT Asia-Pacific, a regional restoration programme framework was established today to immediately support 20 countries across Asia and the Pacific in their efforts to restore and sustainably manage 100 million hectares of degraded forests…

In rewarding news, the just-launched WALD Innovation Facility has put all prospective Nature-and-Climate-positive projects on notice with its first call for concepts/proposals needing funding. The Facility is searching to fund projects with grants ranging from EUR 750,000 to EUR 1.5 million.…

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…

We invite you to an engaging webinar introducing the One Health approach and its role in addressing the interconnected health of humans, animals, and ecosystems in Central Asia.

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) celebrated our Award ceremony during the 5th SSC Leaders’ Meeting in Abu Dhabi, on October 25. The contributions of 14 SSC experts to species conservation were recognized among 3 SSC awards, along with 50 SSC groups that were recognized for their…

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, conservation efforts across Southern Africa faced unprecedented challenges, with resources diverted to critical health responses. Yet, amid this crisis, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Financing…