Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its Advisory Opinion on the obligations of States to protect the ...

As wetlands continue to be among the most imperilled ecosystems on Earth, the 15th meeting of the Conference of the ...

Kick-starting PODONG Indigenous Peoples Initiative in TanzaniaFrom Indigenous Peoples’ leadership in territorial conservation ...

After a ten-day marathon meeting - with only the French National Holiday (on the 14th July), and its amazing fireworks to ...

Every July 26 marks the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem - a day that invites us to recognize and value one of the most productive and strategic ecosystems on the ...

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a vital role in climate resilience by providing natural defences for coastal regions and offering low-stress zones for marine life to adapt. At the same time, MPAs ...

The Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN is proudly diverse and inclusive. We know that truly effective environmental conservation requires not only global perspectives and experience, but also ...

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 ...

A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks. The findings ...

Gland, Switzerland, 22 May 2024 (IUCN) – More than half of the world’s mangrove ecosystems are at risk of collapse, according to the first global mangrove assessment for the International Union for ...

Mangroves support rich biodiversity and high levels of productivity, supplying seafood at capacities large enough to feed millions of people. Fisheries and other sectors, economies, and communities ...