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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the last decade, poachers have killed almost 10,000 rhinos across Africa to feed the demand for horn on the black market. The IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG) exists to promote the ...

Through the Austrian Development Cooperation-funded project Restoring Ecosystems to Reduce Drought Risk and Increase Resilience, implemented in Burkina Faso, Georgia, and Kenya, IUCN put ecosystem ...

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 ...

To bring the natural system into balance, a new economy that is sustainable and respects the limits of natural resources and the functions of ecosystems is fundamental. This requires a shift in how we ...