For the first time, the world’s coral reefs have been assessed with the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems. The assessment covers ...

Three protected and conserved areas in China have achieved Green List status for the first time, while seven sites in France have had their Green List status reaffirmed. The listings were announced at ...

IUCN Director General, Dr Grethel Aguilar, delivered IUCN’s statement to the plenary at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Yerevan, Armenia, ...

October 2026. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched new guidance on how to successfully ...

IUCN has launched its first global strategy to tackle invasive alien species, one of the world’s greatest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. It sets out how IUCN’s Members, ...

Launched at CBD COP17, the IUCN Global Standard for Effective and Equitable Protected and Conserved Areas – the IUCN Global PCA Standard – gives every protected and conserved area a common framework ...

IUCN President Razan Al Mubarak delivered a statement at the Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity, hosted by the Armenian Presidency of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on ...

Events at the IUCN Pavilion at CBD COP17 will be livestreamed here... stay tuned Yerevan, Armenia ...

Hosted by IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, in collaboration with the International Ranger Federation, Conservation Allies, and IUCN-US the International Ranger Awards officially ...

The DSG has a qualified membership specialized and researching in several of these target species. To achieve our targets will be crucial to establish collaboration and partnership with funding ...

Plastic is a synthetic, organic polymer made from fossil fuels, such as gas and petroleum. Over 460 million metric tons of plastic are produced every year, according to the United Nations Environment ...