The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands brought together ...

Today, on World Ranger Day 2025, IUCN honours the dedication and courage of rangers – our invaluable frontline defenders of ...

Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the climate system.

As wetlands continue to be among the most imperilled ecosystems on Earth, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the ...

Kick-starting PODONG Indigenous Peoples Initiative in TanzaniaFrom Indigenous Peoples’ leadership in territorial conservation ...

This Global Tiger Day, IUCN celebrates the people who are central to protecting wild tigers: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). These communities have lived alongside tigers for ...

Kilifi, Kenya, 26 July 2025 - The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Conservation International (CI), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Wetlands International Eastern Africa (WIEA), ...

Mangroves are unique forests inhabiting the intertidal zone of primarily tropical and subtropical coastlines. Today, we celebrate the World Mangroves Day 2025, which has the theme, Protect Wetlands ...

Every July 26 marks the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem - a day that invites us to recognize and value one of the most productive and strategic ecosystems on the ...

Asian Rhinos are threatened by the loss of forest, grasslands and marshland, usually caused by logging, agriculture or house-building. The IUCN SSC Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG) fosters ...

The Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN is proudly diverse and inclusive. We know that truly effective environmental conservation requires not only global perspectives and experience, but also ...

Regional insecurity and oil industry activities in the Sahara desert have pushed the addax – a migratory species of desert-adapted antelope – to the very knife-edge of extinction according to a recent ...