A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...

From building greater climate resilience to restoring biodiversity, the challenges the world faces today call for solutions ...

Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions have caused an increase in global surface temperature of approximately 1°C since pre-industrial times. This has led to unprecedented mass coral bleaching events ...

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Stretching across more than 8,000 km² on Brazil’s northern coast, the Amazon mangroves form one of the planet’s largest ...

As the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) concluded in Belém, Brazil, IUCN welcomed the call to at least triple adaptation finance by 2035. This represents an important step forward ...

Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. As we mark the Union's 75th anniversary we look back on the knowledge, ...

About & How We Engage WCEL works to enhance the development and strengthen the implementation of environmental law and policy, including through best practices and inter-sectoral strategies for ...

Gland, Switzerland, 14 November 2018 (IUCN) – Conservation action has brought renewed hope for the Fin Whale and the Mountain Gorilla, according to today’s update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened ...

2. Women leadership grants (maximum CHF 10,000): Objective: To support women-led or women-focused initiatives that strengthen women’s leadership in freshwater governance, ecosystem management, and ...

The IUCN Green List is a global campaign for successful nature conservation. At its heart is the Green List Sustainability Standard that provides a global benchmark for how to meet the environmental ...

The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) uses creative communication and education tools and approaches to raise awareness and inspire action to conserve nature. Our job is to mobilize ...