Welcome to IUCN’s press centre Sign up to our press list Section menu IUCN press contacts Press releases Press resources IUCN experts Press contacts For general media queries, please email [email protected]. Global press contacts, IUCN Headquarters, Switzerland Harriet Brooker Tel: + 44 1223 331128 Mobile: +44 7960 241862 [email protected] Tel: +41 22 999 0046 Mobile: +41 794 15 7857 [email protected] See all regional press contacts Press releases Press release 09 Oct, 2024 Countdown begins to world’s leading biodiversity summit Press release 09 Oct, 2024 IUCN flagship report calls on countries to rethink agricultural and conservation policies to help protect biodiversity and… Press release 09 Oct, 2024 US pledges additional $14 million to help end plastic pollution at IUCN Leaders Forum See all press releases Press resources Brief Wildlife disease surveillance Wildlife health is foundational to the outcomes of the Global Biodiversity Framework. Surveillance… Brief Environmental DNA Environmental DNA (eDNA) is the genetic material left by organisms in the environment. eDNA is… Brief Vegetable oils and biodiversity Oil crops occupy roughly 37% of the world’s agricultural land, and oil demand is growing. By 2050,… Brief Light pollution The use of artificial light at night has expanded and intensified over past decades, and recent… See all IUCN Issues Briefs IUCN experts IUCN has experts on a wide range of conservation topics. Please click below for more information. See all IUCN experts Crossroads blog Crossroads blog 12 Aug, 2024 Bridging the gap: A call for collaboration in African conservation By Humphrey Kariuki Crossroads blog 07 Mar, 2024 Rising to the challenge: Addressing gender-based violence in climate efforts By Bama Athreya Crossroads blog 22 Jan, 2024 We must conserve the right places to halt extinction and reduce biodiversity… By Andrew Plumptre See all Crossroads blog posts