Jointly published | 2023
Леса на территории объектов всемирного наследия : поглотители углерода под воздействием
World Heritage forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth and play a crucial role in climate regulation by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. However, these forests are under increasing anthropogenic pressures, including climate change. By combining remote…
Jointly published | 2023
World Heritage forests are some of the most biodiversity-rich habitats on Earth and play a crucial role in climate regulation by absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. However, these forests are under increasing anthropogenic pressures, including climate change. By combining remote…
Jointly published | 2022
Forêts du patrimoine mondial : puits de carbone sous pression
Les forêts du patrimoine mondial comptent parmi les habitats dont la biodiversité est la plus riche sur Terre. Elles jouent un rôle crucial dans la régulation du climat en absorbant le dioxyde de carbone (CO2) de l’atmosphère. Cependant, ces forêts sont soumises à des pressions croissantes liées…
Jointly published | 2023
Bosques del Patrimonio Mundial : sumideros de carbono bajo presión
Los bosques del Patrimonio Mundial constituyen algunos de los hábitats más biológicamente diversos de la Tierra y desempeñan un papel crucial en la regulación del clima absorbiendo el dióxido de carbono (CO2) de la atmósfera. Sin embargo, estos bosques sufren cada vez más presiones…
Press release | 13 Dec, 2022
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…
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.
Story | 06 Dec, 2022
Saving the Cao-vit Gibbon in northern Vietnam
The Cao-vit Gibbon (Nomascus nasutus) is one of the world’s rarest ape species and is classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Story | 05 Dec, 2022
Six country teams gathered in October 2022 to reflect on the implementation and achievements of Ecosystem-based adaptation on their respective mountain systems and communities…
Documento de posición | 2022
Posición de la UICN para la CDB COP15 sobre cuestiones técnicas
La UICN presenta puntos de vista y recomendaciones sobre cuestiones técnicas como los criterios para describir Áreas Marinas de Importancia Ecológica y Biológica (AIEB), conservación y uso sostenible de la biodiversidad marina y costera, orientación sobre especies exóticas invasoras,…