News | 10 Oct, 2023
Through a Position Statement released today, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) proudly recognizes and applauds the significant contributions made by botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos in their critical mission of conserving wild animals, fungi, and plants.
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…
News | 27 Sep, 2023
Biodiversity in Kenya has today received a boost with the establishment of the IUCN Kenya Species Specialist Group (KeSSG) announced on the second day of the inaugural Wildlife Scientific Conference hosted by the Wildlife Research & Training Institute (WRTI) in Naivasha, Kenya.
Artículo | 25 Sep, 2023
Al proteger y mejorar las cuencas hidrográficas, el proyecto Altiplano Resiliente pretende garantizar el suministro de agua necesario para la agricultura, la vida silvestre y la población que depende de las cuencas de los ríos Salinas, Motagua, Samalá y Coyolate.
Artículo | 21 Sep, 2023
Bajo la metodología capacitación de capacitadores, el proyecto Altiplano Resiliente, liderado por la UICN, impulsa la adopción de sistemas agroforestales y medidas de conservación de suelo y agua, en beneficio de las cuencas de los ríos Motagua, Coyolate, Chixoy y Samalá.
News | 09 Sep, 2023
Sustainable agriculture supports biodiversity conservation, IUCN study confirms
The comparative analysis was conducted across 20 farms situated within three micro-watersheds located in the western Guatemalan Highlands. This region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and is characterized by elevated poverty rates.
Noticias | 09 Sep, 2023
El análisis comparativo, que evaluó la biodiversidad en 20 parcelas agrícolas, se realizó en tres microcuencas ubicadas en el Altiplano Occidental de Guatemala, zona altamente afectada por el cambio climático y con altos índices de pobreza.