The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee opens on Sunday, 6 July 2025, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Over ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is among the most widely accepted international conservation treaties, ratified today by ...

Cali, 28 October 2024 – The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 but progress must accelerate, the official progress report from the UN ...

About Eastern & Southern Africa Region: Versatility in conserving nature The countries of eastern and southern Africa host a vast variety and abundance of the world’s biological and natural resources, ...

About climate change Climate change threatens people’s lives and livelihoods, the survival of species, and the integrity of ecosystems all over the world. But Nature-based Solutions that protect and ...

The IUCN Green List is a global campaign for successful nature conservation. At its heart is the Green List Sustainability Standard that provides a global benchmark for how to meet the environmental ...

The United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) challenges everyone to massively scale up restoration efforts that breathe new life into our degraded ecosystems. Restoring our planet’s ...

A nalyse issues and prepare assessments, reports, action plans, criteria and methodology; U ndertake research and other scientific and technical work; U ndertake tasks assigned to them within the ...

Protected and conserved areas are the foundation of biodiversity conservation. They safeguard nature and cultural resources, improve livelihoods and drive sustainable development. IUCN works to ...

About Nature-based Solutions for climate The Paris Climate Agreement commits to keep global warming below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. The actions of the international ...

Invasive alien species are one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and species extinctions. Biological invasions also put human health, food security and livelihoods at risk, as highlighted in ...

A Union in action Nature 2030: IUCN Programme 2021-2024 marks the culmination of many years of deliberation across the Union. Adopted by democratic vote at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in ...