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A total of 126 invasive alien species (IAS) and another 89 species posing a serious threat to freshwater and estuarine ecosystems have been recorded by the Life Invasaqua project in Spain and Portugal.

From the 25th to the 26th of May this conference, led by IUCN-Med, will…

How many different species of animals and plants can you spot in a city? How often do you immerse yourself in urban nature? Are today’s city-dwellers alienated from nature more than ever?

Dr. Hadas Cohen, Visiting Assistant Professor and Israel Institute Teaching Fellow at the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israeli Studies, University of Oklahoma

Israel, a climate change hot spot, is preparing for global warming. The government is aware…

Two brochures, presenting the updated list of invasive alien species of concern in the European Union and introducing the EU regulation on invasives alien species, have been produced by IUCN in partnership with the European Commission. These publications will support all actors working towards…

A conversation with Rosa Garcia Piñero, President of Alcoa Foundation, to understand the goals of the partnership

In this edition of “Meet the Expert”, we introduce Prof. Dr. Axel Hochkirch, Chair of the IUCN SSC Invertebrate Conservation Committee and associate professor in the Biogeography department at Trier University in Germany.

Expertise tends to be particularly poor in the countries with the richest biodiversity, while taxonomists are predominantly male and ageing.

Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – A new report issued by IUCN Europe examines links and policy gaps between circular economy concepts and biodiversity. It finds that the circular economy has important potential benefits for nature, but needs to be integrated more closely with…

Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has admitted 16 new sites in China, France, Mexico, Peru and Zambia to the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, the global standard recognising well governed and effectively…

CEESP News: by Gretchen Walters & Olivier Hymas, University of Lausanne

Thousands of French commons contribute to social and environmental outcomes, yet many have been proposed to be abolished without consultation. A group of legal experts, researchers, rights-holders and…