Amman, Jordan – A promising conservation project ("Enhancing Climate Resilience for Biodiversity Hotspots in Jordan" namely Taziz project) is combining forest landscape restoration, livelihood enhancement, and protected area expansion to safeguard both nature and one of the…

As a strong supporter of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme (UNESCO-MAB), IUCN was honoured to participate in the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves hosted by the Municipality of Hangzhou (China). 

The IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team invites all interested International Model Forest Network (IMFN) partners, stakeholders, and community members to submit their stories for inclusion on the PANORAMA - Solutions for a…

Nairobi, Kenya, 12 December 2025 (IUCN) – The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced the formal signing of Host Agreements with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), designating the IUCN Asia Regional Office (ARO) and the IUCN Regional Office…

The publication of the first-ever regional action plan for West African pangolins marks a significant milestone for African pangolin conservation.

The 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nation Framework Convention of Climate Change (COP30) is underway in Belém, Brazil, drawing global attention to the existential threat that is climate change. As governments, civil society, and the private sector congregate in the Amazon…

How can communities protect their livelihoods while also safeguarding nature’s balance? To explore these questions, we spoke with Tazarf Shamirova, Conservation Officer at the Tajikistan Nature Foundation, and Murat Zhumashev, Director of CAMP Alatoo Public Foundation in Kyrgyzstan. This…

The Western Balkans has reaffirmed its collective commitment to a greener and more sustainable future. At the Second Ministerial Meeting on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans (GAWB) held in Dubrovnik in October, Ministers of Environment and Sustainable Development from across the region…

At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team organised the event “Enhancing Financial Mechanisms for Primary…

At the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team participated in two events centred around One Health, advancing dialogue within the Union around One Health as an increasingly important and emerging conservation framework. The events underscored how the wellbeing…