Rewilding aims to restore ecosystems and reverse biodiversity declines by allowing wildlife and natural processes to reclaim areas no longer under human management. Misunderstanding of the rewilding ...

Every year on International Bat Appreciation Day (April 17), we get a chance to celebrate all that bats do for the world and its ecosystems. A California leaf-nosed bat flies. From snapping up bugs in ...

The new study, conducted by the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Marine Turtle Specialist Group (MTSG), reveals that decades of ongoing conservation efforts have improved the status of the ...

IUCN is attending the first substantive meeting of the Preparatory Commission (PrepCom1) for the entry into force of the treaty aimed at protecting biodiversity in the ocean beyond national ...

As part of the Nature-based Climate Adaptation in the Guinean Forests of West Africa (NbS Project), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) organized a high-level policy engagement ...

IUCN Viet Nam and Con Dao National Park are pleased to announce the call for marine turtle conservation volunteer programme 2025 in Con Dao NP, Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, Viet Nam. The call is open ...

The Soure Marine Extractive Reserve, located on the Marajó Island, Pará, has demonstrated how incorporation into the IUCN's Green List can significantly improve the management of a protected area and ...

In April 2025, IUCN and Junta de Andalucía facilitated a technical exchange for the King Abdulaziz Royal Nature Reserve (KARNR) team to share and gain expertise in protected area management. The King ...

Globally, the newest additions have found the number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List to surpass 1,000. The updates to the IUCN Red List have placed 482 additional species of fungi, bringing the ...

IUCN has been granted observer status to the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM), marking an important step forward in strengthening collaborative efforts for marine conservation in the Baltic Sea region.

The Lote Cristalino Private Reserve for Natural Heritage (RPPN), located in the municipality of Alta Floresta in Mato Grosso, constitutes a vital segment of an ecological corridor that conserves a ...

Conservationists, government officials, and civil society organisations gathered at Panorama Andrainarivo, Madagascar to celebrate the launch of the first SOS Lemurs Phase II selected projects, a ...