The Kiwa Initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of Pacific countries and territories’ ecosystems, economies and communities by setting up a dedicated one-stop shop for funding projects that ...

The 112th Council meeting, 28-30 January 2025 in Antigua, Guatemala The 113th Council meeting, 7-9 May 2025 at IUCN Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland ...

The 112th IUCN Council Meeting takes place in the historic colonial city of La Antigua Guatemala, from 28 to 30 January 2025.

IUCN is a core partner to the Albanian Ministry of Tourism and Environment in the development of the new Vjosa Wild River National Park. * Please download pdf files ...

The new report proposes a technical framework and recommendations for cities to integrate nature into their building regulations and urban planning policies. This is part of an ongoing work for nature ...

Launched in September 2021, the IUCN Academy harnesses IUCN’s global expertise to deliver innovative learning journeys for professionals, postgraduate students and leaders eager to make a meaningful ...

The negotiations did advance a textual structure – the Chair’s Non-Paper – for future discussions. By the end of the negotiations, it was clear that most countries supported ambitious, binding ...

Mean global temperatures have risen ~1ºC since pre-industrial times as a result of human activities. In addition to increasing global temperatures, the impacts of climate change include extreme ...

The IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions lists the Criteria and Indicators, as adopted by the 98th Meeting of the IUCN Council in 2020.

Drylands are ecosystems, such as rangelands, grasslands and woodlands, which occupy over 40% of the terrestrial surface, and are characterised by high temporal and spatial rainfall variability.

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) – areas of the ocean set aside for long-term conservation aims – are the only mainstream conservation-focussed, area-based measure to increase the quality and extent of ...

Present ocean acidity change is unprecedented in magnitude, occurring at a rate approximately ten times faster than anything experienced during the last 300 million years. This rapid timeline is ...