From the home of the world’s largest spider, to hotspots for globally threatened sea turtles, the International Union for ...

Today, on International Day for Biological Diversity, we celebrate the extraordinary power of nature to sustain life, drive ...

In light of the tragic news of the death of Marco Antonio Zuleta Quevedo, Guatemalan park ranger and forest firefighter, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) strongly rejects all ...

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As the world’s largest environmental network, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between the open access movement and the conservation ...

Acknowledging that climate change affects all areas of international law, the Specialist Group engages with international legal processes beyond the UNFCCC COP. One area in which the Specialist Group ...

What are these proceedings about? In short, they are about the legal obligations countries have to protect the climate, and, should they fail to comply with them, whether they could face any legal ...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 11 December 2023 (IUCN) – Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are matters of fundamental human rights and prerequisites to meeting sustainable development goals around the world. This 4-part blog series sets out the ...

A new report ‘The World’s Forgotten Fishes’ reveals the extraordinary variety of freshwater fish. This variety accounts for over half of all the world’s fish species and is essential to the health of ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

On 2 February 2018 the International Court of Justice rendered its first decision on environmental damage and compensation in the case Certain Activities Carried Out By Nicaragua In the Border Area ...