On World Environment Day 2026, IUCN urges the global community to embrace this year’s theme of 'climate action' by listening to our most vital messenger. Nature is speaking, and its warnings are clear ...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) welcomes the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) as a Framework Partner, marking a new chapter in a long-standing, impactful collaboration ...
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved nearly US$23 million in funding for projects implemented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Asia, Africa and the Pacific.
On Wednesday 20 May the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a landmark resolution backing the findings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in its July 2025 Advisory Opinion on State ...
Gland, Switzerland, 1st May 2026 – A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature examines the pathways for transforming legal and policy frameworks to better support sustainable ...
Gland, Switzerland, 9 April 2026 (IUCN) – The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now both Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Climate change in Antarctica is ...
Cambridge, UK, 1 April 2026 – The international community has reached an important global milestone, with 10.01% of the ocean now officially designated within protected and conserved areas. Whilst ...
In 2025, the IUCN–Huawei Tech4Nature partnership continued to demonstrate how innovative digital solutions, grounded in strong governance and community engagement, can deliver tangible benefits for ...
An international consortium today announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots, funded by the Hempel Foundation. The two-year initiative aims to generate detailed scientific data to ...
Abu Dhabi, UAE, 11 October 2025, (IUCN World Conservation Congress) – The IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) has presented 13 rangers and ranger teams with the 2025 International Ranger ...
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 ...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 October 2025 (IUCN) – IUCN has officially launched the Second Edition of the IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions™ at the IUCN World Conservation ...