The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially named Jean-Louis Billon as its newest Patron of Nature and the first from West Africa.
Ahead of the convening of the second Informal in-person Heads of Delegation meeting, taking place from 27 to 30 September 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand, IUCN issued a new Legal Brief highlighting the ...
In July 2026, IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa (GEF Implementing Agency), NEMA (Executing Agency) and SORALO (Sub-executing Agency) conducted a joint field monitoring mission to GEF-7 Strengthening ...
In the spirit of the theme “Restoring Land, Restoring Hope”, UNCCD COP17 recognised that sustainable and resilient food and agricultural systems are at the heart of the land, climate and biodiversity ...
The interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation threaten to exacerbate human inequality and disrupt efforts for broad human well-being, unless an integrated ...
Part I will be held virtually on 14 October 2026. Part II will take place in Xiamen, China, from 3 to 5 November 2026.
A new IUCN analysis of global land restoration achievements shows that over 124.3 million hectares are under restoration, rehabilitation or improved management worldwide – an area approximately twice ...
Today marks one year until the IUCN World Protected and Conserved Areas Congress 2027 begins. Conservation and development leaders will gather in Panama to advance ambitious plans that position ...
Chair of the Ulaanbaatar Technical Dialogue Stewart Maginnis statement to the High-level Ministerial Dialogue From Ambition to Action: Delivering Rio Synergies at UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ...
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — IUCN welcomes CGIAR as the Gold Sponsor of the IUCN Pavilion at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP17), currently ...
Two new funding opportunities have been launched by the Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Fund, an initiative co-led by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United ...
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 25 August 2026 — As countries look for practical ways to accelerate action across the three Rio Conventions, a high-level dialogue at the 17th session of the Conference of the ...