The Southeast Asia and the Pacific Forests Integrated Program will bolster the health and connectivity of primary forests across the region for biodiversity, climate benefits and sustainable ...

The Mesoamerica Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Program, implemented by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aims to reverse ...

The new study, conducted by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG), reveals that decades of ongoing conservation efforts have improved the status of the ...

Gland, Switzerland, 27 March 2025 (IUCN) – The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban ...

Critical issues for debate and voting in the lead-up to and during the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress 2025 have been published, set to define the ...

The Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement is a significant milestone in global ocean governance. Ensuring the conservation and sustainable use of marine genetic resources (MGR) in ...

As 2025 gets underway, the first signs of growth in the IUCN Green List have emerged. The addition of four new listings – all from the West Asia – and three renewals signals a strong trajectory for ...

What are these proceedings about? In short, they are about the legal obligations countries have to protect the climate, and, should they fail to comply with them, whether they could face any legal ...

The arguments came during landmark legal proceedings that could clarify what responsibilities States have in fighting climate change – and the consequences they could face for failing to do so. IUCN ...

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 ...

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Shark Specialist Group (SSG) has published a status report on sharks, rays and chimaeras, nearly 20 years after its first report warned that sharks were ...

Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 November 2024 (IUCN) – Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals following a global ...