How can nature’s role in climate mitigation help close the financing gap for nature? This was the central question of our recent webinar, delivered in collaboration with the Water Initiative for Net ...

The two organisations have entered a three-year collaboration to enhance Solvay’s biodiversity roadmap, leveraging IUCN’s advanced tools and best practices to achieve positive outcomes for nature. The ...

To give structure to the plethora of IUCN tools and methodologies that can be applied in urban ecosystems, IUCN has developed the IUCN Urban Toolbox, a catalogue of knowledge products on urban ...

The GEF-funded RIWE-Mono Project was launched in Grand Popo, Benin, on 30 January 2025, with the objective to ensure the sustainable development and ecological resilience of the Mono River Basin ...

The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Caprinae Specialist Group (CSG) evaluated the effects of inclusion of local people in the conservation of Golestan National Park, Iran. Community based ...

The concept of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) is gaining momentum around the world and NbS are increasingly accepted and implemented to address societal challenges. IUCN estimates that they can provide ...

On 25-26 November 2024, an IUCN team visited two Cambodian provinces that border Viet Nam: Prey Veng and Svay Rieng. The visit aimed at better understanding the groundwater monitoring networks in ...

Ecuador is home to 19 Ramsar wetlands that are internationally recognised for their ecological, social, and climatic importance. These ecosystems play a crucial role in water regulation, the ...

Cities are home to 4.4 billion people — well over half of humanity. This figure is projected to reach 6.7 billion by 2050. Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation brings dramatic environmental change, ...

The new report proposes a technical framework and recommendations for cities to integrate nature into their building regulations and urban planning policies. This is part of an ongoing work for nature ...

The $4 trillion global chemical sector provides products that are used in 95% of all manufactured goods worldwide (WEF, 2024). As the third largest industry subsector in terms of direct carbon dioxide ...

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 ...