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.

More than 55 representatives from Egyptian civil society organisations (CSOs), public institutions, international organisations and donors gathered in Cairo from 19 to 21 May for a three-day workshop ...

Protected and conserved areas are critical in preventing and mitigating infectious diseases, acting as buffer zones between humans, wildlife and pathogens. Yet even well-managed sites can become ...

Drylands are ecosystems, such as rangelands, grasslands and woodlands, which occupy over 40% of the terrestrial surface, and are characterised by high temporal and spatial rainfall variability.

In 2002 the IUCN Asia Regional Office (ARO) was established in Bangkok, Thailand, building on projects and initiatives implemented in the region since the early 1980s. For over two decades, ARO has ...

Drawing on the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework's Target 3 and the Ramsar Convention, this briefing note examines the synergies between Ramsar Site designations and OECM recognition, and ...

About Nature-based Solutions Nature-based Solutions address societal challenges through actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting people and ...

According to the Emergency Events Database, in the last ten years, over 730,000 people have lost their lives, over 1.9 million have been injured, and around 15 million have been made homeless as a ...

Drylands are places of water scarcity, where rainfall may be limited or may only be abundant for a short period. They experience high mean temperatures, leading to high rates of water loss to ...

Since 2001, IUCN-Med is applying a unique approach which bridges between science, policy, management, and action to conserve nature and accelerate the transition to sustainable development. "Our ...