IUCN welcomes the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, which was adopted at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP15) in Montreal, Canada on 19 December 2022 after four long years of negotiations. We congratulate the Chinese Presidency, Canadian hosts and the CBD secretariat for their efforts. The agreement marks an important step in the right direction, even […]
continue readingHuman activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals – IUCN Red List
Today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ highlights a barrage of threats affecting marine species, including illegal and unsustainable fishing, pollution, climate change and disease. Populations of dugongs – large herbivorous marine mammals – and 44% of all abalone shellfish species enter the IUCN Red List as threatened with extinction; the pillar […]
continue readingIUCN Leaders Forum to define the path to a nature-positive future
The IUCN Leaders Forum, taking place 13-15 October 2022, will tackle the challenge of measuring progress towards global biodiversity goals. A key working paper due to be debated at the Forum sets out a quantitative methodology IUCN is developing to help companies, governments and civil society to measure and track contributions towards protecting and restoring […]
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Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear – IUCN Red List
The destruction of wetlands is driving the decline of dragonflies worldwide, according to the first global assessment of these species in today’s update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Their decline is symptomatic of the widespread loss of the marshes, swamps and free-flowing rivers they breed in, mostly driven by the expansion of […]
continue readingIUCN Congress closes with call for a post-pandemic recovery based on nature
The IUCN World Conservation Congress closed today in Marseille and online, setting the nature conservation agenda for the next decade and beyond. The IUCN Congress urged governments to implement a nature-based recovery from the pandemic, investing at least 10% of global recovery funds in nature, and adopted a series of resolutions and commitments to urgently […]
continue readingIUCN World Conservation Congress opens in Marseille and online
The IUCN World Conservation Congress – the world’s largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum – begins today in Marseille, France, with an address by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. The IUCN Congress will drive action on biodiversity, nature-based recovery and climate change. Bringing together civil society, indigenous peoples and states, the IUCN Congress […]
continue readingIUCN’s New „Green Status of Species“ Measures Impact of Conservation Action
The first 181 IUCN Green Status preliminary assessments are outlined in a Conservation Biology paper published today. From California condors to East Asian mangroves, Green Status shows specific conservation metrics for focal species. A paper published today in the journal Conservation Biology for the first time applies the IUCN Green Status of Species, a new […]
continue readingIUCN’s call for action on fast-deteriorating Great Barrier Reef backed, despite no danger listing
IUCN’s call for urgent action to address impacts from climate change and poor water quality affecting the Great Barrier Reef has been adopted by the World Heritage Committee in its decision today, despite the reef not being included on the List of World Heritage in Danger. “The extent to which climate change has damaged the […]
continue readingSustainable management of natural resources can reduce risk of armed conflict – IUCN report
Countries where natural resources such as agricultural land and water become scarce or degraded tend to be more conflict-prone, a new IUCN report finds. The report concludes that conserving and sustainably managing natural resources could help increase the chances of building and preserving peace, and recommends policy options to address links between nature and conflict. […]
continue readingTen protected areas in Switzerland, France and Italy enter IUCN Green List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted ten new sites in Switzerland, France, Italy to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising the best-managed sites on the planet. Three existing Green List sites in the Republic of Korea and one in Italy saw their status renewed. The IUCN […]
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