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Join us in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the 28th UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP28), a global climate change forum bringing together scientists, government and industry leaders, and professionals of all walks of life to inform, inspire and act on climate change.

This introductory report's target audience is professionals from governments, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders who know multilateral processes and treaties but are not high seas “BBNJ (biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction) experts”. The report is more digestible than…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) is partnering with SeaTheFuture’s ambitions to boost funding for Ocean conservation projects and bring strength to a movement that will ultimately benefit the entire world. This partnership, born…

In December 2022, more than 190 countries sealed a landmark deal to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework -- the GBF -- calls upon governments to take urgent action to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.

Miembros de la UICN, representantes de pueblos originarios, organizaciones de mujeres y de jóvenes, expertos y expertas de las Comisiones de la Unión, y otros actores comprometidos con la conservación, se reúnen en San Cristóbal de las Casas para dialogar e intercambiar experiencias y saberes,…

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (CZA) have joined forces in a unique partnership to establish a new Center for Species Survival (CSS) in India, focused on Asian elephants.

In an ongoing commitment to protect one of the world’s most threatened primate groups, IUCN Save Our Species is proud to announce the extension of the SOS Lemurs initiative with a 9.5 million CHF second phase. The only initiative dedicated…

The IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force Marks 10 years But Some of its Flagship Important Marine Mammal Areas, or IMMAs, are Already in Danger

El pasado 5 de octubre, la UICN, la red medioambiental más grande y diversa del mundo, cumplió más de siete décadas de existencia en el mundo y más de tres en la región sudamericana, con el objetivo de reunir a gobiernos y sociedad civil para conservar la naturaleza.

Through a Position Statement released today, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) proudly recognizes and applauds the significant contributions made by botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos in their critical mission of conserving wild animals, fungi, and plants.