A groundbreaking assessment has officially recognised four distinct giraffe species, overturning previous classifications of the world’s tallest land mammal as a single species. The taxonomic review, ...

Kent, UK - 19th August 2025 — In a major step forward for wild cat conservation, The Big Cat Sanctuary, in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival ...

The systemic transformation we aim at can only be achieved through changing the behaviours, practices and performance of key stakeholders in the food and agricultural systems. Producers, corporates, ...

Saint Vincent, August 14, 2025. From August 12–14, 2025, stakeholders across government, private sector, civil society, and academia came together in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for a series of ...

Today, on International Youth Day, the United Nations’ office at Geneva, the Palais des Nations is alive with calls for courage, inclusion, and ambition as youth from around the world press ...

Poaching of African rhinos has decreased since 2021, but the gains have been offset by other threats such as drought and ...

As a child raised in our Maya Yucatec traditions, I often walked barefoot along winding picado paths to the Mopan River. I remember watching the tireless zompopos, leaf-cutter ants, carving tiny roads ...

Plastic pollution, biodiversity loss, and human health are interconnected issues that require coordinated responses across ...

The new project from the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law’s Climate Change Law Specialist Group represents a comprehensive resource for climate change litigation.

In February 2024, the Spain Species Specialist Group (EsSSG) was officially established—the first national group of its kind within the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC). This milestone marks ...

July 2025, Indonesia’s Taman Wisata Perairan Laut Banda (Laut Banda MPA), a biodiversity hotspot in the heart of the Banda Sea, is taking decisive steps toward achieving the IUCN Green List Standard, ...