The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) condemn, in ...

On International Women’s Day, three projects working to mitigate gender-based violence in the context of environmental conservation and climate action have been awarded grants from the Resilient, ...

Ahead of International Women’s Day, IUCN reaffirms its unwavering commitment to protecting and advancing the rights of women and girls as a matter of justice, dignity and human rights.

Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. As we mark the Union's 75th anniversary we look back on the knowledge, ...

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 ...

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.

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

Animals, fungi and plants are essential to a healthy planet, but growing pressures from human activities are increasingly putting them at risk of extinction. Understanding the health of the world’s ...

In its work on World Heritage, IUCN implements initiatives to enhance the role of the World Heritage Convention in protecting the planet’s biodiversity, and to promote effective use of its mechanisms ...

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 ...

The African forest elephant (loxodonta cyclotis) is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The species occurs in the tropical forests of Central Africa, and a range of habitats in West ...

Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN) – The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, ...