IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN’s statement to the seventh session of the United Nations Environment ...
In the paper "Towards more effective integration of tropical forest restoration and conservation," Dr. Chazdon examines how to more effectively integrate the complementary goals of conservation and ...
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have caused an increase in global surface temperature of approximately 1°C since pre-industrial times. This has led to unprecedented mass coral bleaching events ...
From building greater climate resilience to restoring biodiversity, the challenges the world faces today call for solutions that work better for both people and planet.
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 ...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN World Conservation Congress) – Three species of Arctic seal have moved closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List ...
Earth’s ecosystems have evolved for millions of years, resulting in diverse and complex biological communities living in balance with their environment. Since the 16th century, human activity has ...
Dear Members of the International Seabed Authority, In September 2021 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, IUCN Member States, civil society and Indigenous organisations overwhelmingly voted in ...
A new flagship report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature - on the interplay between agriculture and conservation - argues that better designed and targeted policies could benefit ...
Designed as a global primer, this new IUCN report proposes a clear definition and founding principles for a “Regenerative” Blue Economy. It defines different sustainability levels within the overall ...
The IUCN Red List now includes 147,517 species, of which 41,459 are threatened with extinction. “Today’s Red List update highlights the fragility of nature’s wonders, such as the unique spectacle of ...
A new study in the scientific journal Science provides the strongest evidence to date that not only is environmental conservation successful, but that scaling conservation interventions up would be ...