The search has officially begun for the Host Country of the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2029 – recognised as the world’s largest and most influential gathering focused on nature conservation and ...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved US$1,258,700 for a new initiative led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Senegal. The initiative aims to support ...

I am a conservation ecologist interested in developing applied solutions to conservation challenges rooted in scientific understandings of population ecology and movement ecology. Examining these ...

Protected and conserved areas are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. They safeguard nature and cultural resources, improve livelihoods and drive sustainable development. IUCN works to ...

Addressing ecosystem management means addressing complex systems. For this IUCN deploys a variety of tools and strategies, addresses information gaps and capacity needs in terms of sustainable ...

World Heritage status is one of the highest international recognitions on the planet. As such, every site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List is carefully selected following a rigorous process ...

The ocean absorbs vast quantities of heat as a result of increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mainly from fossil fuel consumption. The Fifth Assessment Report published by ...

Some groups address conservation issues related to particular groups of plants, fungi or animals while others focus on broader issues such as the reintroduction of species into former habitats, ...

At the front line of climate change, the ocean, the coastlines and coastal communities are being disproportionately impacted by increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other greenhouse gas (GHG) ...

Dr. Maggie Hunter is a Research Geneticist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a research branch of Department of Interior. She is the director of the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Conservation ...

*2026-03-19: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS - Technical Support to IUCN Med on Area-Based Conservation and CSO Conservation Action Prioritization. Closing date and time: 05 April 2026, 23:59 (CET) ...

Nature-based solutions – based on the protection, restoration and sustainable management of the world’s ecosystems - have the potential to provide up to 30% of climate mitigation required to meet the ...