Home to one of the largest tributaries of the Congo River, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest environmental network, proudly welcomes the ...

IUCN is participating in the High-Level International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, calling for urgent action to safeguard glacier ecosystems as critical assets for ...

From the home of the world’s largest spider, to hotspots for globally threatened sea turtles, the International Union for ...

From 3-13 June 2025, an IUCN delegation is participating in the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) and precursor events, “Accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use ...

IMPORTANT: The following Declaration must be completed and signed by all bidders and must be submitted as part of the Proposal: ...

The Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development, but this cannot be achieved by conservationists alone. The IUCN Congress is the place to ...

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The Draft International Covenant on Environment is an ongoing contribution of the International Council of Environmental Law (ICEL) and the IUCN Environmental Law Programme (IUCN ELP) to provide a ...

98% of most Pacific Island Countries is ocean. This is a valuable resource for those countries (and the world) and a defining feature of Pacific Ocean cultures. However, it is under threat from ...

The pervasive issue of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is an existential challenge for the future of Africa’s wildlife, wild landscapes and growing wildlife economies. This has been identified as the ...

On the occasion of Endangered Species Day 2025, the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and its Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi) are launching a new set of guidelines ...