International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Indigenous leaders recognised as inaugural Ambassadors for Primary Forests at CBD COP17

Six Indigenous leaders from Africa, Asia and Latin America were recognised today as the inaugural Indigenous Peoples ...
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IUCN welcomes decision by UN Convention Against Organized Crime to negotiate protocol on crimes that affect the environment

The new protocol offers an opportunity to strengthen international cooperation against transnational environmental crime and connect conservation objectives with criminal justice ...
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A Future for Lemurs: The people, landscapes and conservation efforts protecting Madagascar’s most threatened species

What does it really take to save a lemur? A protected forest? A thriving local community? A team of dedicated conservationists? The answer is rarely just one of these. This World Lemur Day, IUCN ...
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IUCN Director General delivers statement at 2026 UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17)

IUCN Director General, Dr Grethel Aguilar, delivered IUCN’s statement to the plenary at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Yerevan, Armenia, ...
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Yerevan Global OECM Action Hub to help conserve 30% of the planet by 2030

Yerevan, Armenia, 28 October 2026 (IUCN) – The Yerevan Global OECM Action Hub was launched today at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD ...
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ITTO and IUCN sign Memorandum of Understanding to advance tropical forest biodiversity and sustainable management

Yerevan, 29 October 2026 – The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ...
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IUCN WCPA International Ranger Awards

Hosted by IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, in collaboration with the International Ranger Federation, Conservation Allies, and IUCN-US the International Ranger Awards officially ...
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IUCN launches global strategy to tackle invasive alien species

IUCN has launched its first global strategy to tackle invasive alien species, one of the world’s greatest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. It sets out how IUCN’s Members, ...
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The IslandPlas project showing how partnerships drive impact at the Nairobi Convention COP12

Against this backdrop, IUCN, through the IslandPlas project funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, brought together partners and waste sector actors from across the Western Indian Ocean on the sidelines ...
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New FEBA brief calls for equity to be at the heart of ecosystem-based adaptation ahead of CBD COP17

As global leaders prepare for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia, a new brief from Friends of Ecosystem-based ...
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New IUCN guidance calls for ecological integrity to guide global biodiversity and climate action

Yerevan, Armenia – 19 October 2026. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched new guidance on how to successfully incorporate ecological integrity into conservation policy ...