Story | 02 Feb, 2024
In a significant stride toward sustainable blue carbon restoration, the Blue Carbon Accelerator Fund (BCAF) has unveiled the four winners of its latest Readiness call for project proposals. These exceptional projects stood out for their innovative approaches to differing challenges in the…
News | 26 Jun, 2023
Who is assigned to protect Antarctic ecosystems and their famous fauna? Latest news
The body responsible for the protection of Antarctica’s precious life, The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), has just completed a special meeting in Santiago, Chile. IUCN participated as an observer promoting independent science and urging delegates…
Blog | 22 May, 2023
¿Cómo contribuye la biodiversidad de agua dulce al bienestar humano?
Aproximadamente 75 metas de los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible dependen de la conservación, restauración y gestión sostenible de los ecosistemas de agua dulce. Aun así, se pierden 3 veces más rápido que los bosques y apenas estamos aprendiendo a conservarlos de manera integral. A…
Artículo | 22 Feb, 2023
América Latina y el Caribe llegarán con una hoja de ruta conjunta a la Conferencia del Agua 2023
La UICN fue parte de la Tercera Edición de los Diálogos Regionales del Agua en América Latina y el Caribe, organizada por la CEPAL. En este importante espacio se elaboró por primera vez una Agenda Regional de Acción por el Agua, documento que impulsa el cumplimiento del ODS6 y que se constituye…
Vídeo | 2021
Nature-based Solutions for Recovery
Conectando a las personas con la naturaleza, y a la naturaleza con las soluciones a nuestros problemas.
Vidéo | 2021
Nature-based Solutions for Recovery
Mettre les gens en contact avec la nature, et la nature avec les solutions à nos problèmes.
Press release | 12 Dec, 2022
IUCN Restoration Barometer documents extensive ecosystem restoration across 18 countries
Montreal, Canada, 12 December 2022 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has today published its first Restoration Barometer report, documenting that…
Press release | 08 Dec, 2022
Nature-based Solutions can generate 20 million new jobs, but “just transition” policies needed
Montreal, Canada, 8 December 2022 (IUCN) - Twenty million jobs could be created by further harnessing the power of nature to address major challenges facing society, such as climate change, disaster risk, and food and water insecurity.
IUCN event
Fisheries in the Post-2020 GBF: Where and how do they fit?
This side event will look at where and how fisheries can fit in the Post-2020 GBF to meaningfully contribute to the sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity. Furthermore, it will shed some initial light on the challenge of fisheries reporting against the Post-2020 Targets.
Conservation Tool
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology
The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology is a comprehensive classification framework for Earth’s ecosystems that integrates their functional and compositional features. This new typology helps identify the ecosystems that are most critical for…