In 2019, with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), IUCN launched the Plastic Waste Free Islands (PWFI) project, as part of its global Close the Plastic Tap Programme.

Leading companies in the primary natural resource sectors are setting more targeted and measureable enviornmental goals, which in regards to biodiversity-related risks, are increasingly framed as "No ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

This grant scheme will follow a two-step process. Applicants will initially prepare and submit short concept notes which will be reviewed and short-listed. Applications received after the above ...

Analysis and engagement with partners working on ecosystem services transactions, policies and laws over the past 10 years have demonstrated a clear need to better understand the legal and ...

IUCN WCPA Geoheritage Specialist Group In 2013, a Geoheritage Specialist Group was created under IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas (IUCN-WCPA). The group provides specialist advice on all ...

Over 6,000 animals, fungi and plants at risk of extinction are threatened by climate change and severe weather on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, across every region of the world. The Red ...

In March 2016, the failure of the Fundão Dam killed 19 people, destroyed villages, and spread mud along 670 km of the Rio Doce basin in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. A ...

With more than twenty representatives from various organisations joining, the event also served as a timely opportunity to celebrate IUCN’s 75th anniversary. As a culmination of its stakeholder ...

The IUCN Contributions for Nature platform shows how IUCN Members' conservation and restoration actions are helping to achieve global goals. This will be valuable in measuring progress towards the ...

Healthy mountain ecosystems help buffer the impacts of climate change for local communities, wildlife and downstream populations worldwide. Locally, mountain people rely on their surrounding ...

The greatest challenge to conservation of polar bears is ecological change in the Arctic resulting from climatic warming.The PBSG evaluates available scientific information and assesses the status and ...