Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and ...

Plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and human health are interconnected issues that require coordinated responses across ...

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 ...

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 ...

Recent major international reports have highlighted the alarming impact of food production systems on climate change, land and biodiversity. This report shows that common ground between the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The landmark legal proceedings before the ICJ could clarify what legal responsibilities States have to fight climate change.

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 ...

The highly populated, semi-enclosed Mediterranean basin is one of the global hotspots for marine plastic pollution. Urgent and wide-ranging action is required to radically reduce the amounts of ...