International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

DNA methods help uncover further African Forest Elephants – but species remains critically endangered

A new assessment of African Forest Elephants reveals an estimated 135,690 individuals1, with an additional 7,728 to 10,990 ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

New Living Legacy series from BBC Storyworks showcases the Union’s solutions for people and nature

From building greater climate resilience to restoring biodiversity, the challenges the world faces today call for solutions ...
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IUCN welcomes COP30 call to triple adaptation finance, regrets insufficient progress on fossil fuels

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 ...
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Tech4Nature: How low-cost innovation and traditional knowledge are helping Amazonian communities confront a changing coastline

Stretching across more than 8,000 km² on Brazil’s northern coast, the Amazon mangroves form one of the planet’s largest ...
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Preserving Earth’s last sanctuaries: A call for urgent action on primary forests

From boreal forests near the Arctic Circle to dense tropical jungles south of the Equator, Earth’s last primary forests — ...
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Nature at the Nexus: COP30 FEBA Event Champions Ecosystem-based Adaptation as a Pathway to Resilience

At COP30 in Belém, the Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA) network spotlighted Ecosystem-based Adaptation as a transformative, nature-driven solution linking climate resilience, biodiversity, ...
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People of the Oceans Breakthrough: Landmark Step for Indigenous Leadership at IUCN World Conservation Congress

The “People of the Oceans Breakthrough” session, organised by the ReSea initiative, brought together Indigenous Peoples, local communities, government, and supporting organizations from around the ...
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Comprehensive update to the world’s biodiversity hotspots project begins

An international consortium today announced a major update to the world's biodiversity hotspots, funded by the Hempel Foundation. The two-year initiative aims to generate detailed scientific data to ...
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Mounting risks threaten survival of wild European pollinators – IUCN Red List

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 11 October 2025 (IUCN) – Nearly 100 additional wild bee species in Europe have been classified as threatened in a new assessment for the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
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IUCN launches new RHINO approach (Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes) in global charge to deliver critical nature action

Today at the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, IUCN has launched RHINO (Rapid High-Integrity Nature-positive Outcomes), a new approach guiding organisations on what to do, where to ...