Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

As the world is set to adopt a landmark treaty to halt the loss of biodiversity later this year, implementing and measuring progress against specific goals of this agreement will soon become a focus.

A Batak indigenous woman is planting crops in her field near my father’s village. We chat. The lady, who happens to be a distant aunt, has lived in the Tapanuli region with her extended family near ...

IUCN, with support from USAID, is implementing a conservation project in sites of high coastal biodiversity in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, with a focus on social inclusion, to strengthen ...

The World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) advances environmental law around the globe by providing specialized knowledge and assistance to strengthen the legal foundations of the conservation ...

Mangrove forests are vital ecosystems that provide a wide range of benefits, from protecting coastlines against erosion and storm surges to serving as nurseries for marine life. They are also ...

The risk of zoonotic diseases in Central Asia is exacerbated by biodiversity loss and changes in human-wildlife interactions. As part of the new initiative, IUCN and national and international ...

In collaboration with the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) and Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI) IUCN is facilitating a knowledge-sharing symposium aiming at ...

The IUCN Green List Standard sets the ultimate goal for Protected and Conserved Areas’ management teams. It gives the direction for an intense journey that entails enriching collaborations, resource ...

A new report on the Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) programme, outlining its trajectory of transboundary water management, was published by IUCN for World Water Week 2024, happening ...

August 27, 2024 – Rapid City, He Sapa, South Dakota, USA: IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas honoured two longtime Wilderness advocates and researchers with the prestigious Fred ...