International Union for Conservation of Nature

Restoring Native Forests and Improving Biodiversity in Samoa

Samoa Conservation Society (SCS) is supporting the restoration and preservation of Community Conservation Areas (CCAs) and protected areas through forest management and support network activities ...
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Animal Culture webinar series

IUCN is developing a webinar series that will bring together leading scientists, conservation practitioners, Indigenous knowledge holders, and policymakers to explore the latest advances in animal ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

One Health Beyond Health: Integrated Approaches for Nature and People

On 11 September 2026, IUCN brought together experts from conservation, government, research and international initiatives for the webinar “One Health Beyond Health: Integrated Approaches for Nature ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

From institutional coherence to country delivery – Reflections on UNCCD COP17 from IUCN’s Global Climate Change and Energy Transition Team Director, Ali Raza Rizvi

One message from the discussions was clear. Countries are not asking for another layer of international architecture. Much of the finance, technical expertise, knowledge and implementation capacity ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

The INC Chair’s “Aid to Negotiations” document for the Global Plastics Treaty – IUCN Legal Analysis

Ahead of the convening of the second Informal in-person Heads of Delegation meeting, taking place from 27 to 30 September 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, IUCN issued a new Legal Brief highlighting the ...
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Mission Blue and IUCN join forces to put coastal communities at the heart of ocean action with the One Ocean Partnership

Mission Blue® and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today announced a new collaboration to advance the One Ocean Partnership - a global effort to accelerate locally led ocean ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Restoring Kenya’s Southern Rangelands: GEF-7 monitoring and community-led climate resilience

In July 2026, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa (GEF Implementing Agency), NEMA (Executing Agency) and SORALO (Sub-executing Agency) conducted a joint field monitoring mission to GEF-7 Strengthening ...
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IUCN celebrates 100 ratifications and growing momentum for BBNJ implementation

Gland/New York, 23 September 2026 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) welcomes the milestone of 100 ratifications of the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on ...
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Walking across the Mediterranean: bringing climate adaptation closer to people

A giant map, games, theatre, music and a journey through the streets of Larnaka brought climate adaptation out of the conference room and into the city during the first DesirMED Adaptation Festival.
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Nature by Design: Key messages from the IUCN-Monaco event on circular economy

On 17 of September 2026, IUCN and the principality of Monaco celebrated 10 years of collaboration on the topic of circular economy as a fundamental tool for a transformative and nature-inclusive ...
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IUCN at UN Biodiversity Conference CBD COP17

From 19 - 30 October 2026, IUCN will take part in the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia. Under the theme “Taking ...
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Programme of IUCN events at CBD COP17

From 19 - 30 October 2026, IUCN will host official side events and a rich programme of events taking place in the IUCN pavilion in the Blue Zone, under the banner “Unite for Nature, Home of the Union” ...