News | 13 May, 2024
New Opportunity for Italy’s Protected Areas to Join IUCN's Green List
The Second IUCN Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Italy has been launched this April 10th in Rome, opening the doors for more Italian protected areas to apply to join IUCN’s green list.
Story | 08 May, 2024
The IUCN Oceania Regional Office unveiled pivotal next steps, including outcomes specific to Oceania, during the successful conclusion of the three-day Protected and Conserved Areas workshop in Sydney, Australia, held from May 1st to May 3rd. Organised with the objective of promoting…
News | 10 May, 2024
Global Environment Organizations Unite to Bolster Protection of Primary Forests
May 7, 2024 – New York, NY – An important gathering took place at the 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), where global environmental and development…
Position paper | 2024
IUCN Position paper for CBD SBSTTA26
IUCN presents views and recommendations for different SBSTTA26 agenda items.
Issues brief
Vegetable oils and biodiversity
Story | 29 Apr, 2024
Mainstreaming Nature-based Solutions and Land Health Monitoring for agriculture in India
Between 14 and 15 March 2024, IUCN India organised a knowledge and experience sharing workshop on ‘Mainstreaming Nature/Ecosystem-based solutions and Land Health Monitoring Framework in Agriculture’ in New Delhi. The workshop aimed to introduce IUCN’s Nature-based Solutions (NbS)…
Story | 26 Apr, 2024
Nature-based Solutions key to improving local livelihoods in the Barak-Meghna River Basin
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) promote coherency among various sectoral policies to secure climate resilient development. In the context of Assam, India, this is key to achieving the goals set out in the State Disaster Risk Reduction Roadmap 2030, Mr Mukta Ram Deka, Project Manager, Assam State…
External event
IUCN will participate in the meetings of the subsidiary bodies of the Convention on Biological Diversity that will take place in Nairobi from 13 to 29 May 2024.
News | 25 Apr, 2024
Washington DC, April 25, 2024 — Four new projects are addressing gender-based violence in the context of climate and conservation action through funding from the Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Environments (RISE) grants challenge across Central America, Eastern and Southern Africa and…
Story | 24 Apr, 2024
BIOPAMA training: Enhancing financial management for Pacific biodiversity conservation
BIOPAMA grantees from across the Pacific, alongside regional partners, gathered in Nadi from 8 – 12 April to attend the BIOPAMA Grantee Training and Project Success Workshop. Hosted by IUCN Oceania, the workshop aimed to bolster financial management capabilities and strengthen conservation…