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, 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 ...
A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals 1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 elephants based on more tentative ‘guesses’. Updated methods provide a ...
Se pretende que las Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN constituyan un sistema de fácil comprensión para clasificar especies de alto riesgo de extinción global. El fin general de este ...
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, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2025 (IUCN) – Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
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 ...
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 9 October 2025 (IUCN) – New guidelines on rewilding practice have been launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025. Evolving over many years, the guidelines ...