Every autumn, millions of monarch butterflies travel more than 4,000 kilometres from southern Canada to the forests of ...

As the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) convenes from 26 to 29 March in Yaoundé, Cameroon, a country of exceptional natural diversity, IUCN calls on the Ministers to ...

IUCN Members adopt 20-year Vision and four-year Pr... IUCN Members have voted to adopt a new 20-year Strategic Vision and four-year Programme to guide the Union’s work in the lead up to 2030.

Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. As we mark the Union's 75th anniversary we look back on the knowledge, ...

CMS COP15 is a key opportunity to underscore the vital importance of conserving species and the essential roles they play in sustaining ecosystems and life on Earth. IUCN calls on CMS Parties to take ...

En México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, vastos bosques tropicales, cordilleras, arrecifes de coral y corredores biológicos sostienen una de las mayores concentraciones de biodiversidad del planeta y ...

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, ...

Understand, respect and improve the environment in its widest sense Support and secure the abundance and diversity of nature Ensure that people have secure rights and equitable access to natural ...

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.

Despite previous policies and actions to support biodiversity, the drivers of biodiversity loss have worsened and biodiversity continues to decline. Parties to the UN Convention on Biological ...

2. Women leadership grants (maximum CHF 10,000): Objective: To support women-led or women-focused initiatives that strengthen women’s leadership in freshwater governance, ecosystem management, and ...

Preventing the introduction of invasive alien species and managing their impacts is essential to halting biodiversity loss. This issue is also critical to human health, food security, livelihoods and ...