Project | 28 Jul, 2021 - 31 Oct, 2022
Key basins and aquifers for biodiversity and ecological services - Vjosa River
Blog | 13 May, 2024
The global community recently gathered in Canada, where concerns over the triple planetary crisis and problematic plastics converged to advance science and policy for a future Plastics Treaty that should address the full life cycle of plastics.
External event
Fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastic pollution (INC-4)
The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), is scheduled to take place from 23 to 29 April 2024 at the Shaw Center in Ottawa, Canada. The session will…
Story | 27 Mar, 2024
A future plastics treaty needs a specific article on biodiversity: IUCN’s proposal
IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) presented at a webinar on 26 March 2024 at the Geneva Environment Network a proposal for a specific article on “Biodiversity Aspects” in the future Plastics Treaty, putting forward IUCN’s key expertise within a new global…
Policy brief | 2024
A global plastics treaty and biodiversity: converging or conflicting regimes?
In this brief, IUCN presents its proposal for a specific article on “Biodiversity Aspects” in the future Plastics Treaty.
News | 21 Mar, 2024
Eighteen months into the fifth phase of IUCN’s Building River Dialogue and Governance programme (BRIDGE-5), regional coordinators and technical experts from ten IUCN offices met in Nairobi between 4 and 8 March 2024, to take stock of achievements until now and accelerate implementation. The full…
Blog | 22 Mar, 2024
Finite Flow, Infinite Impact - Uniting Borders for Peaceful Cooperation
Every year 22 March is marked as World Water Day, an international day to put water in the spotlight. For good or for bad. The good is, as we all know, water is still the most valuable resource in the world. Water sustains life, ecosystems, and economies. The bad, water is increasingly polluted…
News | 20 Mar, 2024
PANORAMA launches revamped web platform to amplify solutions for a Healthier Planet
The PANORAMA initiative proudly unveils its revamped web platform, designed to foster streamlined knowledge discovery, enhance inclusivity, and deepen peer connectivity. The relaunch supports the initiative’s mission to document and promote replicable solutions across diverse…
Story | 13 Feb, 2024
IUCN Rwanda Country Office knowledge products
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature - IUCN opened an office in Rwanda in 2016, in order to support the Government of Rwanda in achieving its overall conservation and development objectives. Since then, it has implemented various projects that have contributed to Rwanda’s…
Large event
From 12 to 17 February 2024, IUCN will participate in the 14th session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP14), in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.