Story | 19 Jan, 2021
Indianapolis, 19 January 2021 — First of its kind Global Center will connect thousands of wildlife conservation experts around the world
Story | 18 Jan, 2021
Reverse the Red Webinar Series and the IUCN One Programme
January 26th, 8AM EST
Story | 12 Jan, 2021
Mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses of international importance in Mozambique and Tanzania are currently not subject to the level of protection needed to ensure their long-term functioning. This is one of the findings of a new IUCN report that provides an in-depth analysis of carbon-rich…
Story | 11 Jan, 2021
IUCN-KfW announce a Third Phase of the Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme
The Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP) was initiated in 2014 with €20 million. From this, 12 projects ranging from €0.5 million to €2.6 million were established across six Tiger Range Countries. 5 of those are being extended…
Story | 07 Jan, 2021
[Extended] Request for Proposals for Organising SMART patrol training courses for DNP park rangers
Within the framework of its project Accelerating Tiger Recovery Along the Thailand-Myanmar Border, and in cooperation with the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP), IUCN is pleased to announce a request for proposals for tiger conservation in the western portion…
Story | 05 Jan, 2021
Coral restoration training on Fiji’s Coral Coast
CEESP News: by Victor Bonito, Director, Reef Explorer Fiji
With corals and coral reefs facing increasing threats, coral restoration has become a growing tool for conservation and marine management practitioners.
Story | 21 Dec, 2020
From Snares to Wares… Converting youth into conservation craftsmen
A new project in Uganda, the Snares to Wares initiative is transforming one of the most dangerous and problematic poaching weapons into inspiring pieces of art. The initiative supported by IUCN Save Our Species and co-funded by the European Union is working with youth and converted poachers, who…
Story | 18 Dec, 2020
A call to place nature at the centre of development strategies in the Western Balkans
The Green Agenda for the Western Balkans can become a reality only if we place nature more centrally in our development strategies and lead by example on that pathway, stressed Boris Erg on behalf of IUCN and BDTF SEE at the 5th Ministerial Meeting on Environment and Climate Action in the…
Story | 18 Dec, 2020
CEPF and IUCN launch new phase of investment in the Indo-Burma Hotspot
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and IUCN, serving as regional implementation team, are delighted to announce the launch of a new phase of investment in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot. Over the period 2020 to 2025, CEPF will award at least US$10 million in grants for…
Story | 17 Dec, 2020
“Operación Atacama”, the Recovery of Trafficked Threatened Cacti
For over a year, the IUCN SSC Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group (CSSG), Associazione per la Biodiversitá e la sua Conservazione (Italy) and Universidad de Concepción (Chile) have collaborated with Italian and Chilean authorities in…