Over 200 farmers in Western Siaya County, Kenya, welcomed IUCN, Alliance Bioversity and partners of the MyFarmTrees project for a final knowledge-sharing workshop on November 27th. They were there to share their experiences and show their appreciation for…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Rwanda and Kirehe District have signed a landmark Conservation Agreement to scale up the Community Environmental Conservation Scheme (CECS) in Eastern Rwanda. 

Nairobi, Kenya, 12 December 2025 – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in the lead-up to and beyond UNCCD COP17,…

Quito, Ecuador, 9 December 2025 – Today the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team, together with IUCN’s South America Regional Office, launched a new regional Knowledge Platform for Grasslands and Savannahs to strengthen collaboration,…

In November, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team participated in IUCN’s delegation to the 30th convening of the Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil. At the conference, the team organised several events to spread…

International efforts are increasingly focused on addressing crimes that affect the environment (CAE), with remarkable progress evident from major political commitments in 2025 from Cape Town to Rio de Janeiro. CAE is widely recognised as a serious threat to biodiversity, local communities, and…

IUCN announced the start of a new project aimed at boosting ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation in key landscapes across Uzbekistan.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Kenya programme, in collaboration with WWF Kenya, the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), and Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (VSF), has announced the launch of a new initiative, the Resilience for People and…

Rwanda is redefining what climate resilience looks like in Africa’s drylands. In the heart of the Eastern Province, once scarred by drought, erosion, and land degradation, a quiet transformation is taking root. Rolling hills that were once stripped of vegetation now gleam with green patches of…

At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team brought together voices from government, scientific and financial institutions, and civil society at the session “…