News | 21 Sep, 2023
Major natural areas receive World Heritage protection, based on IUCN advice
The World Heritage Committee has enlarged natural World Heritage areas by more than 100 million hectares, an area roughly 26 times the size of Switzerland.
Story | 20 Sep, 2023
A $14.5 million USD, multiyear public-private partnership was launched today at the UN General Assembly with Host Consortium members International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Aspen Institute, The Ocean Foundation, and Searious Business. This programme is generously supported by…
IUCN event
The Ocean Race Summit: Presenting Ocean Rights
Building on the High Seas Treaty, this event, taking place on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, is the final leg of a process that has gathered over 150 experts, policymakers, business leaders, lawyers, Indigenous peoples, scientists, NGOs, and others to develop principles…
IUCN event
Tackling the Twin Climate Change and Biodiversity Crises
The twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss are two of the biggest risks facing our ability to survive and thrive on this planet. This event, taking place on the margins of the UN General Assembly High-Level Week, will explain the severity of these crises, mobilise a range of actors…
Story | 07 Sep, 2023
Vancouver, Canada – From 22-25 August, an estimated 1,500 delegates from 185 countries joined together for the 7th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly where the new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund was launched. The 7th Assembly also opened its doors to a record number of civil society…
Grey literature
IUCN World Heritage Strategy: New ambition for World Heritage
IUCN’s new World Heritage Strategy focuses on supporting the World Heritage Convention, and current and potential World Heritage sites, to make the greatest conservation impact, including maximising their contribution to the achievement of global goals for nature conservation, to 2030 and beyond…
Literatura gris | 2023
Tejer la red para la prevención de la violencia de género
Las brechas a las que se enfrentan las mujeres para ejercer plenamente sus derechos y vivir una vida libre de violencia son obstáculos para alcanzar la dignidad, la seguridad y el bienestar en las comunidades. Cerrar estas brechas es una condición necesaria para lograr el desarrollo y el uso…
Literatura gris | 2023
Navegando en nuestra masculinidad
Este Manual busca contribuir a la construcción de masculinidades no violentas en proyectos relacionados con la conservación y uso sostenible de los recursos costeros en Centroamérica. Se divide en 3 partes: 1. Manual del facilitador - Guía que utilizará el facilitador para ubicarse durante el…
Story | 06 Sep, 2023
Gland, Switzerland 6 September 2023 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as the official advisor on nature to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, recommends inscription of seven sites on the World Heritage List. The Volcanoes of Kamchatka, in…
Press release | 31 Aug, 2023
A fifth of species found in World Heritage sites – IUCN co-authored research
Gland, Switzerland, 31 August 2023 – Over 20% of mapped global species richness are found in World Heritage sites, despite these areas making up just 1% of the Earth’s surface, according to a joint assessment by IUCN, International Union for Conservation Nature, and UNESCO,…