Story | 22 May, 2024
Volunteers fill the gap for nature education in Southern China
“An ordinary bird became extraordinary.” Xiaoyan, a 26-year-old volunteer in Guanzhou, China, still remembers the time when she first looked through her teacher’s spotting scope at a kingfisher, whose blue feathers looked like “its body was inlaid with sapphires.” That moment, when she was just 1
News | 21 May, 2024
CEC partners with CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival
IUCN’s Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) has established a new partnership in the West Europe region with CinemAmbiente to support this impactful Environmental Film Festival in Italy.
News | 20 May, 2024
On behalf of organizers, IUCN would like to express our sincere thanks for all applicants of marine turtle conservation volunteer programme in Con Dao National Park - Summer 2024.
Story | 14 May, 2024
Local Species Champion Group work to save Grey-Shanked Douc Langurs in Viet Nam
Grey-shanked Douc Langurs (Pygathrix cinerea), playful primates recognised by their long white whiskers and orange collars, can only be found in the central highlands of Viet Nam. Listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ since 2008, they’ve been hunted…
News | 13 May, 2024
New Opportunity for Italy’s Protected Areas to Join IUCN's Green List
The Second IUCN Expert Assessment Group for Green List (EAGL) in Italy has been launched this April 10th in Rome, opening the doors for more Italian protected areas to apply to join IUCN’s green list.
Project | 28 Jul, 2021 - 31 Oct, 2022
Key basins and aquifers for biodiversity and ecological services - Vjosa River
Project | 21 Jan, 2018 - 31 Oct, 2022
Key basins and aquifers for biodiversity and ecological services - Vjosa River
Project | 01 Jun, 2017 - 30 Nov, 2022