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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 ...
As wetlands continue to be among the most imperilled ecosystems on Earth, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the ...
Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the climate system.
Gland, Switzerland, 25 July 2025 — From the misty mountains of China’s Sichuan Province to the coral-rich waters off Colombia’s Pacific coast, six exceptional protected areas have been added to 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 ...
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 ...