News | 10 Oct, 2023
IUCN Leaders Forum 2023 to drive action to halt nature loss
The second IUCN Leaders Forum opens in Geneva, Switzerland, and virtually from 11 to 13 October 2023 under the theme: Global goals for nature: Tracking progress, financing success.
Commission statement | 2023
The purpose of the IUCN SSC Position Statement on the role of Botanic Gardens, Zoos and Aquariums is threefold:
to outline SSC’s position on the roles played by these institutions in the conservation of species and their genetic diversity, to urge all these institutions to achieve their…Commission statement | 2023
IUCN Commission Statement on shark control programs and shark culls
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) is aware that lethal approaches to reducing the risk of human-shark interactions are increasingly being adopted around the world. Several governments either have active shark control programs (i.e., bather protection programs) or frequently implement…
Grey literature | 2023
The Global Species Action Plan (GSAP) is a critical initiative developed to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), to address the increasing biodiversity loss worldwide. The GSAP outlines strategic interventions and actions to conserve and…
Press release | 21 Sep, 2023
African rhino numbers are increasing despite poaching
Ahead of World Rhino Day on 22 September 2023, African authorities have estimated that there were 23,290 rhinos across the continent at the end of 2022, 5.2% more than in 2021. Nonetheless, at least 561 rhinos were illegally killed (poached) across the continent during 2022.
Artículo | 05 Sep, 2023
Reunidos en Vancouver, Canadá, en el marco de la VII Asamblea del Fondo para el Medioambiente Mundial (GEF, por sus siglas en inglés), actores gubernamentales, representantes de Pueblos Indígenas, instituciones financieras multilaterales y organizaciones de la sociedad civil reafirmaron su…
Grey literature | 2023
Farming systems enhancement in North-East Badia Highlands, Jordan
North-East Badia, Jordan, is inhabited by half a million Syrian refugees and an equal number of Jordanians, whose livelihoods depend on agriculture. Working in the agricultural sector is characterized by low wages, long hours, poor working conditions, lack of occupational health and safety, and…
Page | 29 Aug, 2023
Forest Restoration in North Macedonia and Albania
As part of the global the Swedish Postcode Foundation's Northern Forests Initiative, the new forest restoration project aims to contribute to the restoration and preservation of especially important forests in Albania and North Macedonia and strengthen the capacity and commitment of local,…
Artículo | 07 Aug, 2023
Día Internacional de la Juventud: Competencias Ecológicas
Deseamos a nuestros lectores un muy feliz Día Internacional de la Juventud. Al conmemorar la energía y la pasión de los jóvenes de todo el mundo, no podemos ignorar los acuciantes retos a los que se enfrentan hoy y los que podrían…
Article | 07 Aug, 2023
Journée Internationale de la Jeunesse: Compétences Vertes pour les Jeunes
Nous souhaitons à nos lecteurs une très bonne Journée de la Jeunesse ! Alors que nous commémorons l'énergie et la passion des jeunes du monde entier, nous ne pouvons ignorer les défis pressants auxquels ils sont confrontés aujourd'hui et…