Drought does not arrive with the sudden force of a flood or storm. It builds quietly, in depleted soils, shrinking water ...
A new IUCN analysis of global land restoration achievements shows that over 124.3 million hectares are under restoration, ...
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — IUCN welcomes CGIAR as the Gold Sponsor of the IUCN Pavilion at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP17), currently ...
A key shift is emerging under the IslandPlas project in Zanzibar, a shift supporting stakeholders to move beyond fragmented approaches to plastic waste management towards more coordinated action, ...
AMMAN, Jordan – 17 August 2026 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI), the Jordan Valley Authority (JVA), the ...
At the front line of climate change, the ocean, the coastlines and coastal communities are being disproportionately impacted by increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) ...
As countries work to accelerate implementation of the Rio Conventions and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are emerging as one of the most effective approaches ...
Citizen science, also called community science, is a common term for a wide range of participatory practices involving scientific data collection and analysis. Citizen science is important for science ...
In 2021, IUCN launched the IUCN Flagship Report Series, to help demonstrate the importance of conserving nature for human well-being and all life on Earth. This report, the second in the series, ...
Some groups address conservation issues related to particular groups of plants, fungi or animals while others focus on broader issues such as the reintroduction of species into former habitats, ...
UNFCCC COP30, which marks the 10th anniversary of the historic Paris Agreement, takes place at a time of growing conflicts, mounting geopolitical tensions, and heightened strains on multilateralism.