International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants – but species remains critically endangered

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

New Living Legacy series from BBC Storyworks showcases the Union’s solutions for people and nature

From building greater climate resilience to restoring biodiversity, the challenges the world faces today call for solutions ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Coral reefs and climate change

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have caused an increase in global surface temperature of approximately 1°C since pre-industrial times. This has led to unprecedented mass coral bleaching events ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Webinar: Protecting People, Protecting Nature: Addressing Gender-based Violence in Environmental Contexts

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains one of the most widespread and unacknowledged forms of human rights violations in the world (UN Women, 2025). According to UN Women, in 2023, a woman or girl was ...
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IUCN welcomes COP30 call to triple adaptation finance, regrets insufficient progress on fossil fuels

As the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, IUCN welcomed the call to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035. This represents an important step forward ...
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Mongolia joins the ENACT Partnership, ENACT launches landmark NbS Accelerator Pathways Report at COP30

Belém, Brazil, 18 November 2025 (IUCN) — The ENACT Partnership launched today its Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Accelerator Pathways Report at a high-level event during the UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, ...
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Switzerland boosts forest landscape restoration across Africa and South America with CHF 5.2 million contribution

Belém, Brazil, 17 November 2025 (IUCN) – Today at the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), Switzerland announced significant new ...
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IUCN calls for stronger collaboration among Rio Conventions at COP30 in Belém

13 November, Belém, Brazil (IUCN) – IUCN has urged governments and stakeholders to strengthen the role of nature in climate action and take concrete steps to jointly address the interlinked crises of ...
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Global leaders visit Gunnar Vingren Park to spotlight urban Nature-based Solutions in Belém during COP30

Belém, Brazil, 15 November 2025 (IUCN) — A high-level delegation visited Gunnar Vingren Park in Belém today to showcase the city’s bold leadership in advancing biodiversity protection and climate ...
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A Wave of New Commitments for Effective Conservation Strengthens the IUCN Green List Community through the Power of Partnership

The IUCN Green List continues to grow as a global movement for quality conservation. Increasingly, countries are adopting the IUCN Green List to measure and improve the quality, equity, and ...