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 ...

AlUla, Saudi Arabia – 20 April 2025 — Aligned with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, the Saudi Green Initiative, and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and in a major step toward environmental ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Sittaung River flows from central Myanmar into the Gulf of Mottama and features a distinctive funnel shape at the estuary. The interaction between the river’s outflow and tidal movements creates a ...